Applications are now open for the U.S. Department of State Fall 2018 Student Internship Program (unpaid). Please visit the Intern page of the Careers site for more information about the U.S. Department of State Fall …
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Apply to the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides short-term summer seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Each seminar …
Call for papers: The Uses and Abuses of History
The Graduate Early Modern Student Society (GEMSS) at the University of Wisconsin Madison is seeking presenters for its second annual symposium, (Mis)appropriating the Past: The Uses and Abuses of History, on Friday, April 27 at …
Course Spotlight: Decolonize This!
COURSE DESCRIPTION How do we explain the popular movements of human history? Why does civil unrest occur? What leads to the justification of violence, and how does non-violent protest take shape in response? How do …
Course Spotlight: African Politics
COURSE DESCRIPTION The course looks at a wide range of current political developments, situating them within an historical context, using concepts from political science, readings by African and non-African authors, and numerous assigned videos. The …
Submit an abstract for the African Cultural Studies Students Association conference
The African Cultural Studies Students Association (ACSSA) at UW-Madison will hold its annual conference on April 12, 2018. This year’s conference theme, Shifting Epistemologies: Movements, Institutions and Ideas in Africa, invites participants to reflect on …
Present at this year’s DAY IN AFRICA
The Africa Studies Program is planning our annual DAY IN AFRICA, a high school outreach program where Wisconsin students visit campus to explore a variety of Africa-related topics in sessions led by UW-Madison faculty, students, and …
Earn a stipend for teachers of African less commonly taught languages
The African Studies Initiative at the Institute for Global Studies/University of Minnesota and CARLA are collaborating to offer a limited number of $500-$1250 stipends for educators of African Languages (including Arabic and Portuguese) in order …
Apply to intern at a children’s museum in South Africa this summer
Madison Children’s Museum and Play Africa are partnering to offer UW-Madison students an International Children’s Museum Internship. The selected intern will work 8-10 hours/week atthe Madison Children’s Museum in spring and fall 2018, and 40 …
Three winter graduates receive African Studies Certificate
Congratulations to Eryn Bain, Eric Feudner, and Clara Hecht, who graduated this Sunday with an African Studies Certificate. The students will join an African Studies alumni base of several thousand. In order to receive an …