Revised Date: August 6 – 19, 2023 THE TEJUMOLA OLANIYAN SUMMER INSTITUTE Call for Applications The Tejumola Olaniyan Summer Institute invites applications from interested candidatesfor admission into its 2023 Summer Institute scheduled to hold at …
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Asynchronous ACTFL OPI Familiarization Workshop hosted by the UF Center for European Studies, March 1-31, 2023
The UF Center for European Studies will host an asynchronous ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Familiarization workshop from March 1-March 31. If you would like to participate in this professional development workshop, please complete the …
Vincent Ogoti wins TA Exceptional Service Award
The Campus-Wide TA Award Committee has selected Vincent Ogoti, Ph.D student in African Cultural Studies, as the winner of the Exceptional Service Award. Vincent Ogoti was the inaugural African Studies Program Teaching Fellow. In that capacity, …
Beyond Achebe & Adichie: 21st-Century Stakeholders in the Publishing of African Writers
This virtual panel is a component of the Southeast Regional Seminar in African Studies (SERSAS) 2023 on its 50th anniversary, hosted by the University of Virginia (UVA) and organized by Katrina Spencer, Librarian for African …
Multi-year Fellowship Opportunity for Educators
Global Perspectives of Civics a Fellowship for Minnesota and Wisconsin Teachers When: July 17-19, 2023 IN PERSON University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and virtual meetings 2023-2024, with a final summer institute 3 days summer 2024 …
UW Society, Culture and Business in Senegal- Study Abroad Info Session
Senegal, Dakar This program will inform students about the Society, Culture and Businesses of Senegal, a developing nation in West Africa. A wide variety of topics will be explored, including history, culture, religious pluralism, business, …
Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship – information session
Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship for Students | Virtual Info SessionWednesday February 15th, 12pm (online) The Pulitzer Center awards fellowships to students at Campus Consortium partners to pursue independent reporting projects. Reporting Fellows cover a wide range …
Faculty Steering Committee
Nevine El Nossery (French & Italian) Jim Sweet (History) Monica Grant (Sociology) Zuzana Burivalova (Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; Forest & Wild Life Ecology) Girma Tefera (School of Medicine and Public Health) Marissa Moorman (African Cultural Studies)
FLAS Fellowship and Grant Recipients, Part IV
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area …
Report from 2022 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Awardee: Michael Oshindoro
Michael Eniola Oshindoro is a Ph.D. student in the Department of African Cultural Studies. He received a Masters in English with a specialization in literary and textual studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, …