1. Learn with world-class professors. We are lucky to be at a university with so many professors that focus their work on Africa. In fact, UW-Madison has one of the oldest and most established centers of African …
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Mandela Washington Fellowship highlighted by UW-Madison News
The University of Wisconsin-Madison News highlighted the Mandela Washington Fellowship on campus this summer. UW–Madison was among 36 universities selected as hosts for the Mandela Washington Fellowship in summer 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for …
Opportunities with Project 1808
Project 1808, a Madison-based non-profit which works in Sierra Leone, seeks a Senegal Program Coordinator and project interns. Project 1808 is dedicated to improving community livelihood and technical capacity in Sierra Leone through school, community …
UW-Madison Mandela Washington Fellow featured on She Leads Africa
2016 Mandela Washington Fellow Sicily Mburu was recently featured in She Leads Africa, a popular online resource for women’s career and business advice. She writes about women in public health and believes “there is a …
Center for South Asia in search of intern to organize book award
The Center for South Asia at UW-Madison is looking for one intern for the national South Asia Book Award for the 2016-2017 academic year. The intern will work with communications, website updates and the annual …
Campus Peace Corps organization seeks marketing intern
Peace Corps at UW-Madison seeks one marketing intern for the 2016-2017 academic year starting in September. The intern will engage in a variety of marketing, events, social media and general office projects. This position is paid …
“Cloudy Day in Tana” wins annual Instagram Contest
Congratulations to the winner of the African Studies Program’s first annual Instagram contest, UW-Madison graduate student Mary Dinsmore. Her photo “Cloudy Day in Tana” was captured in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, during a …
Looking back on six weeks with UW-Madison’s Mandela Washington Fellows
The African Studies Program hosted the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for six weeks during the summer of 2016. Fellows honed their public management skills, explored the Midwest, and built friendships and professional …
CREECA recruits for Assistant Director for Operations position
The Center for Russia, East Europe & Central Asia (CREECA) is currently recruiting for an Assistant Director for Operations. Working under the general supervision of the CREECA Associate Director, and with team members in CREECA …
IRIS anticipates openings for graduate student project assistants
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW-Madison International Division, anticipates one or more openings for graduate student project assistants for the duration of the 2016-17 academic year. Project Assistants …