After 40 years of dedicated work, Michael Schatzberg, Professor of Political Science and African Cultural Studies, announced his retirement at the end of the Spring 2018 semester. Please join us in celebrating Professor Schatzberg’s career in an African Studies Program Symposium featuring scholars influenced by his work on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The symposium will be followed by an afternoon …
Nine of the 25 Mandela Washington Fellows at UW–Madison this summer are deeply involved in ensuring health for their countries and communities. Physicians, nurses, community outreach workers and an occupational therapist, they will share their passion to provide health for all, and the innovative ways they are reaching their goals, in a series of three …
The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), brings 700 leaders from across the African continent to US universities for leadership training, academic sessions, and community engagement. This summer, UW–Madison will again host 25 of these outstanding leaders for a public management institute beginning in June. The African Studies …
Rising junior Lauren Sorensen always knew she wanted to study abroad, but it was not until she began taking African Studies courses that she settled on Senegal. She was recently awarded the Boren Scholarship, which provides funding to undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented …
The 2018 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) competition is open. The deadline for submission of a complete application, including all supporting documents, is 10:00am on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The campus deadline is the final deadline for student applicants. The national deadline is the institutional deadline. See the IRIS website for information on the …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is among 38 universities selected as hosts for the six-week Mandela Washington Fellowship. The Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) brings 700 leaders from sub-Saharan Africa to US universities for academic discussion, leadership training, and community engagement. In addition to participating in professional and academic sessions, we would like Fellows to engage with …
By Kyra Fox Spring has finally arrived in Madison, and with it, the end of another great year for the African Studies Program. As we look back on the 2017-18 school year, we celebrate the faculty, students, staff, and community members whose continuous dedication and achievements allow the study of Africa at UW–Madison to grow …
This Saturday, 25 seniors will graduate with an African Studies certificate. They are moving on to pursue fields ranging from chemistry to teaching to diplomacy. We chatted with three seniors about how their African Studies certificate prepared them to tackle real-world problems in their respective fields. Hawa Keita Major: Chemistry Why did you decide to …
Course Description This course surveys the history of sub-Saharan Africa from the 1940s through the present day. Students will examine how various African communities have defined well-being, pursued prosperity, and imagined collective futures in the years since World War II. Over the course of the semester, we will examine how African communities and individuals have …
By Kelly Tyrrell In July 2017, a University of Wisconsin–Madison science writer, photographer and a video producer — Kelly Tyrrell (that’s me), Jeff Miller and Justin Bomberg — traveled nearly 9,000 miles, from Wisconsin to South Africa. Because while our campus may be located in Madison, it’s the partnerships across the state, the country and …