The U.S. Department of State recently featured Ntsali Khesa, a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow at UW-Madison. In the podcast, Khesa, an HIV/AIDS counselor from Lesotho, addresses stigma and discrimination around HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and how …
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Global Health Institute symposium and grants
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is pleased to announce its 2018 Global Health Symposium and new grant opportunities. SAVE THE DATE Advancing Health In Uncertain Times Global Health Symposium 2018 April 10, 2018 Union South …
Scott Straus wins Grawemeyer Award
Political Science professor and African Studies affiliate Scott Straus has won the 2018 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for his book Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa. The University …
Study Arabic, Persian, or Turkish with APTLII
Are you interested in studying Arabic, Persian, or Turkish in an immersion environment? The Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute can provide two semesters of language credit in 8 short weeks, while living on …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam Allen
UW-Madison senior Sam Allen has never taken the conventional path when it comes to his education. The Geography and International Studies major managed to integrate his passion for Swahili with a career path in the …
Apply to teach in Ethiopia this spring
As a result of the Ethiopian government’s prioritization of higher education, Ethiopian universities are eager to attract foreign faculty, American scholars in particular. The Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars will create a critical foundation for Ethiopia’s development …
Newman Civic Fellow applications open
UW-Madison will select one undergraduate student to serve as the 2017-18 Newman Civic Fellow. This student will participate in leadership development and learning around civic engagement with a cohort of other fellows from schools around …
Nominate an “unsung hero of conservation” in Africa or Latin America for National Geographic award
National Geographic Society is currently soliciting nominations for the 2018 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation in Africa and Latin America. These awards honor the unsung heroes of conservation by celebrating the recipients’ past achievements and supporting ongoing work …
Callaci publishes new book on Tanzanian street archives
African Studies Program faculty affiliate Emily Callaci’s new book, Street Archives and City Life: Popular Intellectuals in Postcolonial Tanzania, will be published in December by Duke University Press. In this book, Callaci explores what she …
Annual African Studies Association Meeting
The 60th annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) will convene this weekend in Chicago. Founded in 1957 in response to Ghana’s independence, the ASA is “dedicated to increasing public awareness and understanding about …