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Summer Stories from Africa

SUMMER STORIES: Ubuntu

Posted on August 3, 2016

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Laughing Yoga in Tanzania

Posted on October 12, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Summer Tales from Nollywood

Posted on October 5, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Being an Oyinbo in Yorubaland

Posted on September 28, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Researching Global Education

Posted on September 21, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Field Research with A Toddler

Posted on August 12, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Beekeeping in Comoros

Posted on August 4, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Teas and thanks in Luganda

Posted on June 24, 2015

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, …

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An Artisans’ Cooperative in Butare

Posted on July 10, 2009

In July 2009 Catherine Reiland led a group of 14 teachers from across the United States to Rwanda for 30 days with the support of the Fulbright-Hays Groups Projects Abroad, a grant of the United …

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Visiting the FAWE Girls’ School, Kigali

Posted on July 6, 2009

In July 2009 Catherine Reiland led a group of 14 teachers from across the United States to Rwanda for 30 days with the support of the Fulbright-Hays Groups Projects Abroad, a grant of the United …

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