The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either …
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African Studies Librarian Emilie Songolo and UW-Madison Libraries
The African Studies Program and African Studies Librarian Emilie Songolo invite you to UW-Madison Libraries, where you can book an appointment to view an array of source materials about and from the African continent. Emilie …
COMMUNITY REACTIONS: #EndSARS
UW-Madison graduate student Ayodeji Adegbite reflects on the meaning of #EndSARS and what he wants the world to know about Nigeria’s youth movement. Ayodeji is a PhD student in History of Science, Medicine and Technology …
Introducing Dr. Kaiping Chen
Kaiping Chen is an Assistant Professor of Computational Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Maison, Department of Life Sciences Communication. She is an affiliate of the UW-Madison Robert & Jean Holtz Center for Science and Technology …
2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship: A Summer in Review
For the second summer in a row, the African Studies Program at UW-Madison has had the pleasure and privilege of hosting 25 Young African Leaders as part of the U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellowship …
Of Tech and Organic Food: Better will always be Better
Webby Phiri is a participant of the 2017 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He shares some of his reflections on his time in the U.S. including answers to the ever so prevalent …
Celebrating Independence Across Africa: YALI Fellows Emerencia Nguarambuka, Marcio Brito, and Omari Mahiza reflect on the meaning of Independence
Over the 4th of July holiday our 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows joined in the celebration of American independence with a bit of BBQ, baseball, and fireworks. Afterwards, three fellows took a moment to reflect on …
African professionals, activists among 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows at UW-Madison
In mid-June, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will welcome 25 young African leaders to campus, representing 20 countries and diverse professional fields including healthcare, law, journalism, social services, human rights and public administration. The African Studies …
UW-Madison again to host young African leaders in summer 2017
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will again host 25 of Africa’s emerging leaders in in June for a six-week public management academic and leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. UW–Madison is …
New Eyes and Renewed Hope: A Mandela Washington Fellowship Reflection
Cooper Chibomba participated in the 2016 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nearly six months since arriving in Madison, Chibomba shares his personal and professional reflections from the six week institute. Chibomba …