FLAS applications are now open! African language FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies Program to assist students in acquiring African language and area studies competencies. …
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5 Reasons to Get a Certificate in African Studies
1. Learn with world-class professors. We are lucky to be at a university with so many professors that focus their work on Africa. In fact, UW-Madison has one of the oldest and most established centers of African …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam England
Assistant Professor of Arabic Sam England spent part of his childhood in Egypt, but it wasn’t until college that he jumped headfirst into the study of Arabic. He shares the lessons from ancient poetry and …
Africa in Our Lives: Edward L. Powe
While Edward Powe’s interest in Africa and the tropical world dates back to his graduate studies, creative endeavors like the development of his NGO and promotion of a Zulu board game suggest his interest does …
Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship
The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2016 and Academic Year 2016-2017 fellowships and awards. Application deadline is February 15, 2016. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. …
SUMMER STORIES: Summer Tales from Nollywood
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Segun Soetan is a graduate student in the Department of African Languages and Literature …
Africa in Our Lives: Adeola Agoke
Though graduate student Adeola Agoke misses the warm weather and food of Nigeria, her time as a Yoruba language T.A. has shaped her understanding of American culture and her plans for the future. Field of …
SUMMER STORIES: Teas and thanks in Luganda
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Teas and thanks in Luganda I have often considered foreign correspondence as a career, …
UW-Madison seeks TA to teach Wolof
Expressions of interest due February 8, 2015 The Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) is seeking a teaching assistant to work under the department’s language coordinator, taking responsibility for …
UW-Madison seeks TA to teach a language of southern Africa
Expressions of interest due February 15, 2015 The Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) is seeking a teaching assistant to work under the department’s language coordinator, taking responsibility …