The Yoruba Diaspora Fair and idele tour will be hosted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from June 16th to the 19th. This three-day event will include an African marketplace, workshops, African Dancing & Singing, Film screenings and …
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2017 Center for African Studies Summer Institute at Howard University
The Center for African Studies Outreach Program at Howard University is hosting a three-day summer institute where scholars will be introduced to history, culture, and contemporary issues in Ethiopia, Mali, and Angola. With a focus …
Register for Partnering for Progress: Taking Collaborations to New Heights
From August 4-6, 2017, National Peace Corps Association and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado will host the 2017 Peace Corps Connect conference. The conference will include a number of exhibits, workshops, and breakout …
African Studies seniors talk favorite courses, life after graduation
With graduation around the corner, UW-Madison seniors are preparing to tackle new adventures that will take them far beyond the bounds of campus. This semester, 38 students will graduate with a certificate in African Studies …
Apply to be the next U.S. Youth Observer to the U.N.
Americans between the ages of 18-25 are invited to apply for the role of U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations. Appointed annually by the U.S. Department of State and U.N. Association of the USA, …
Nominations open for Jordan Prize
Since 1969, the African Studies Program has awarded the A.C. Jordan Prize to a UW-Madison graduate student for the year’s best paper on Africa. Eligibility To be considered for the prize, a paper must be …
African Studies: A Year in Review
Another school year has gone by, and with it, a new batch of trailblazing scholarship and exciting initiatives from the African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As the academic calendar winds to a …
Lecture to examine parallels between protest movements in South Africa and the U.S.
Dr. Saleem Badat, Program Director of International Higher Education and Strategic Projects at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will give a guest lecture to the University of Wisconsin-Madison community this Thursday. The lecture, entitled “Black …
4W Initiative seeks student assistant
The UW-Madison 4W Initiative (Women & Well-being in Wisconsin & the World) is seeking a student hourly worker for the 2017-2018 academic year, beginning in late August 2017, to serve as Communications and Executive Assistant. …
Teju Cole talks music, pleasure at African Studies conference
Midway through his keynote address at “Pleasure and the Pleasurable in Africa and the African Diaspora,” Teju Cole checked in with his audience. “How are we doing on the pleasure?” The writer and photographer …