Drew Bantlin is a PhD candidate at the UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His studies center around lion ecology, behavioral ecology, and practical management of wild spaces. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Bantlin talks about his work for and research in Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Tell us a bit about your …
The Reciprocal Exchange Component provides funds for American professionals to travel to sub-Saharan African countries to continue collaborative work with Mandela Washington Fellows on the continent. Through these Reciprocal Exchange projects, Americans and young African leaders form lasting partnerships, expand markets and networks, and increase mutual understanding between the United States and countries in Sub-Saharan …
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which will award a total of $10,000 twice annually, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and all currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates …
Next Friday, March 1, it will be 58 years since President John F. Kennedy first established, by executive order, an international service organization for the United States. Now its own federal agency, the Peace Corps has facilitated the service of some 200,000 eager volunteers in more than 100 countries across the globe, almost 40 percent …
Submissions are now open for the annual ASA graduate student paper prize. The prize will be awarded at the Annual Meeting for an essay presented at the previous year’s Annual Meeting. Graduate students should submit papers they wish to be considered for the prize and a letter of support from their faculty adviser to the …
DAY IN AFRICA will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Union South. The goal of DAY IN AFRICA is to inspire interest in the peoples, places, and languages of Africa among high school students throughout the state of Wisconsin. A presentation at DAY IN AFRICA is your opportunity to introduce high school students to your …
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars Program in Ethiopia. Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, the program seeks American citizens with terminal degrees to join the faculty of one of four Ethiopian universities to engage in primary research …
Conference The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is currently seeking proposals for paper and panel presentations for its Twelfth Annual Conference, “Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East and Africa,” which will take place from October 31 – November 2 in Washington, D.C. Scholars from any discipline, tenured …
The Fulbright Scholar Program (FSP) offers U.S. faculty, administrators, and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars. FSP is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), the scholar branch of the Institute of International Education. The updated Fulbright U.S. Scholar Catalog of Awards for …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its fourth cohort of rising African leaders beginning June 19 for a six-week leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders, ages 25-35, through academic coursework, leadership training, …