The African Studies Program congratulates and bids a fond farewell to longtime colleague Florence Bernault, who will be returning to her home country of France for a senior professorship in African History at the Institut …
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Study Yoruba in Nigeria this summer
The Summer 2018 Yoruba Group Project Abroad, funded by the United States Department of Education through Fulbright-Hays fellowships, will be held at the Yoruba Language Center of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. The purpose of this …
Apply to the Humanity in Action Fellowship
The Humanity in Action Fellowship brings together international groups of university students and recent graduates to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as examples of issues affecting different minority groups today. The …
New student publication an outlet for students interested in international affairs
Are you interested in what’s going on in the world but don’t feel informed? Do you want to hear what your peers are talking about and express ideas of your own? You may want to …
Call for proposals: Ethnographies of interconnection in contemporary Africa
Mid- and late-stage graduate students conducting ethnographic research on African contexts (broadly defined) are invited to submit abstracts for a paper workshop focused on “Ethnographies of Interconnection,” to be held April 19-21, 2018 at Cornell …
Wisconsin in Washington program accepting applications
Students of all majors seeking internship opportunities for UW credit in Fall 2018 can still apply to the UW Wisconsin in Washington, D.C. Internship program. This program combines the efforts of previous UW internship programs …
A “religion of doubt” governs Thierry Cruvellier’s reporting on war crimes trials
The visiting lecturer currently teaches a course on international criminal justice. By Kyra Fox When journalist Thierry Cruvellier first arrived at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, he had no doubt that justice would be …
Learn more about the Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program provides graduate students with financial support, mentoring and professional development to …
Wisconsin Idea Fellowship application open
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships are awarded annually to undergraduate student projects working towards solving a challenge identified along with a local or global community partner. Fellowships are awarded to semester-long or year-long projects designed by an …
Apply for a 2018 Boren Graduate Fellowship
Boren Fellowships (for graduate students) provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language …