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5 Reasons to Get a Certificate in African Studies
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 …
Mandela Washington Fellows a good investment says The Hill article
Mandela Washington Fellowships have created a dramatic return on investment according to IREX CEO and president Kristin Lord in her recent article in The Hill. In the article, Lord points out the enormous amount of …
Africa in Our Lives: Amy Stambach
Amy Stambach is a cultural anthropologist whose interests vary from China-Africa relations to environmental sustainability in Tanzania. She shares travel memories, new research and three new courses in this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES. Field of …
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Kate Hamoonga
From Zambia to Tanzania to South Africa, Study Abroad Advisor Kate Hamoonga has had diverse experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and now helps UW-Madison students do the same. Field of study: Education Hometown: Madison, WI What …
Course Spotlight: Contests and Debates from South Africa
Course Description Dr. Ciraj Rassool, a scholar-in-residence at the Center for the Humanities, will teach a three week, one-credit seminar course open to graduate students at UW-Madison, on the topic of Changing History, Changing Museums: …
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam England
Assistant Professor of Arabic Sam England spent part of his childhood in Egypt, but it wasn’t until college that he jumped headfirst into the study of Arabic. He shares the lessons from ancient poetry and …