The Jean Monnet Network, the United Nations University for Peace, the UNECA Conference Center, and the EU Delegation to the African Union have organized an international conference titled “Africa Towards Sustainable Development – Eurafrica, Chinafrica, …
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A Guide to Africa at the Wisconsin Film Festival
The Wisconsin Film Festival is an annual event put on by the UW-Madison Division of the Arts and Department of Communication Arts. With an average of 150 film screenings every year, it is the largest …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: MAAME AMMA BREWOO
Maame Amma Brewoo is a senior undergraduate majoring in International Studies with certificates in Digital Studies and African Studies. She was born in Accra, Ghana, and immigrated to Madison, Wisconsin with her family at age …
Policy Simulations at SuccessWorks
SuccessWorks will be offering two career simulations for undergraduate students the week of April 1 using curriculum created by the U.S. Diplomacy Center. Students will be given a scenario related to a real-world challenge and …
The African Studies Program welcomes Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué to its faculty
The African Studies Program is proud to welcome our newest faculty affiliate Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué. Mougoué joins the faculty of the African Cultural Studies department at UW-Madison from the history department of Baylor University. Dr. Mougoué …
SUBMIT A CHAPTER: Indigenous Perspectives on Futures and Learning
Dr. Ligia Lopez of the University of Melbourne and Gioconda Coello of the University of Wisconsin-Madison are seeking proposals from African Studies scholars for chapter contributions for their upcoming book, “Indigenous Perspectives on Futures and …
Apply Now: Fall 2019 African 277 TA Position
The African Studies Program is seeking two teaching assistants for African 277: An Introductory Survey in Fall 2019. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and …
Joseph Miller, renowned Africanist scholar, passes away at the age of 79
Joseph C. Miller, renowned scholar of early African history and the world history of slavery, passed away at on Tuesday, March 12 at the age of 79. He died at the Center for Acute Hospice …
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
The African Leadership Academy is seeking dynamic, motivated high school students between the ages of 13-19 who want to travel to and learn more about the continent of Africa for either a 10-day or three-week summer …
STUDY ABROAD THIS WINTER BREAK
International Academic Programs is offering two study abroad programs in Africa this coming Winter Intersession. The first is “UW Health, Education, and Tanzanian Culture” in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the application for which is due …