The African Studies Association invites all coordinate and affiliate organizations to apply for a small grant from the ASA. Grants up to $500 ($1,000 for activities in Africa) will be awarded to help support an event or project the organization is planning for the calendar year. These grants are supported by the 60th Anniversary Campaign …

100&Change, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve a critical social challenge, is now accepting applications. The competition is open to organizations and collaborations working in any field, anywhere, that identify a problem and offer a solution. The MacArthur Foundation is looking for a …

Madison College Center for International Education is seeking an Administrative Coordinator. They particularly invite individuals who can combine international travel experience and interest in working with international cultures with clerical and budgeting skills. The Administrative Coordinator reports to the Director of International Education and supports the work of a dynamic office engaged in study abroad, …

The Aidoo-Snyder book prize is awarded by the Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book that prioritizes African women’s experiences. Named in honor of Ama Ata Aidoo, the celebrated Ghanaian novelist and short story writer, and Margaret Snyder the founding Director of UNIFEM, this $500 prize seeks to acknowledge the excellence …

Are you looking for an African Studies course to take this summer or fall? Here are some great options! AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES 202 (002): How Should We Talk About Africa? Kathryn Mara, Graduate Student in African Cultural Studies ONLINE, Summer 2019 The same year Donald Trump complained about immigrants from “s—hole countries” coming to the U.S, …

The Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection has a new exhibition in store for this summer. A Diverse Continent: African Textiles in Context will seek to celebrate the diversity of African culture through the lens of textile-making traditions. This free exhibition will take place from May 9 – July 26 at the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery at …

The African Studies Program at UW–Madison is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Director of Operations. The employment title will be Associate Administrative Specialist. The position will be a 12-month Annual-basis fixed-term renewable appointment at 100% time. Continuation of the position is expressly dependent on job performance and continued external funding. This position requires …

After nearly six years of service to the African Studies Program, Assistant Director Meagan Doll will begin a new chapter at the University of Washington in Seattle in fall 2019. Meagan has been accepted into the PhD program in the Department of Communication where she will study the relationships between journalism and the mobilization or …

Welcome, Anju! The African Studies Program is pleased to welcome the new Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us from UW-Stevens Point, where she is currently an Associate Professor of History and International Studies. At UW-Stevens Point, Anju developed and taught over a dozen different …

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW–Madison International Division, anticipates multiple openings for graduate student project assistants for the duration of the 2019-20 academic year. Project Assistants will be based in IRIS but some may be assigned, for one semester or two, to one of the nine centers that …