The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW-Madison International Division, anticipates multiple openings for graduate student project assistants for the duration of the 2018-19 academic year. Project Assistants will be …
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Celebrate Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Heritage Month
For the first time ever, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate Middle Eastern North African Heritage Month this April. With a committee of over 15 passionate individuals, MENA Heritage Month is dedicated to the various …
Postdoctoral Research Scholar opportunity at Columbia University
The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University invites applications for postdoctoral research scholars for a period of three academic years beginning on September 1, 2018. The Institute plans to make two …
Submit your art to the 2018 ASA Program Cover Art Prize
The African Studies Association is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the newly created 2018 ASA Program Cover Art Prize. We invite members to share their creative talents by submitting original artwork to be featured as …
Apply for the Ebrahim Hussein Endowment
The Department of African Cultural Studies announces its call for applications for the Ebrahim Hussein Endowment. This award is open to any graduate student carrying out research on African literature in Africa and/or archives outside …
Symposium to examine ways of honoring ancestors in Africa and the diaspora
By Kyra Fox The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. Scheduled for April 6-7, 2018, the …
Symposium to examine ways of honoring ancestors in Africa and the diaspora
The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. Scheduled for April 6-7, 2018, the multidisciplinary symposium …
Call for teaching assistants for Africa 277
The African Studies Program seeks two teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey in Fall 2018. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Please see …
Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange opportunity for Fellows and American professionals
The deadline to apply for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Component has been extended to Wednesday, April 11, 2018! This application round is open to all cohorts of Mandela Washington Fellows. The Reciprocal Exchange Component …
Africa in Our Lives: Will Porter
The trombone has brought Will Porter from his hometown in Fleet, England to brass bands in Tanzania, a classical youth orchestra in Mozambique, and now to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Will is pursuing his DMA …