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 area …
Summer Stories from Africa
Report from 2022 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Awardee: Michael Oshindoro
Michael Eniola Oshindoro is a Ph.D. student in the Department of African Cultural Studies. He received a Masters in English with a specialization in literary and textual studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, …
SUMMER STORIES: Ubuntu
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Emily Lynch is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Biology, Global …
SUMMER STORIES: Laughing Yoga in Tanzania
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Stephanie Laemmert is a graduate student at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy …
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 …
SUMMER STORIES: Being an Oyinbo in Yorubaland
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Allen Xiao is a UW-Madison graduate student working in human geography. This summer, Xiao …
SUMMER STORIES: Researching Global Education
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. After a study abroad course in Uganda this summer, Curriculum and Instruction Professor Maggie …
SUMMER STORIES: Field Research with A Toddler
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Bethany Wilinski shares her experiences conducting field research for the first time with her …
SUMMER STORIES: Beekeeping in Comoros
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Ellen Geisler is currently working as a Peace Corps Response volunteer in Comoros, a …
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, …