The trombone has brought Will Porter from his hometown in Fleet, England to brass bands in Tanzania, a classical youth orchestra in Mozambique, and now to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Will is pursuing his DMA in trombone performance and working as the events coordinator for the African Studies Program. Learn more about his story in …
The Council on African Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites applications for TWO postdoctoral fellowships, commencing on July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020. Candidates must have research and teaching experience relevant to contemporary Africa. The fellowship is open to all disciplines in the Social …
Global Health Institute (GHI) is hiring two interns who are interested in contributing to better health for all —humans, animals and the planet. Interns are vital to GHI, bringing their perspective, their energy and their enthusiasm to both operations and communication. The general/education intern will begin in April and support office operations, as well as …
Interested in interning for the United Nations Association? Apply to this paid summer internship here.
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will receive an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May. Thomas-Greenfield, who earned a master’s degree in public administration from UW–Madison in 1975, was nominated jointly by the Department of Political Science and African Studies Program. She has been lauded as “one …
The African Studies Association recently opened nominations for the following awards and prizes in 2018: The ASA Presidential Fellows Program provides opportunities for academics and practitioners with a scholarly interest in Africa to travel to the U.S. to attend the ASA Annual Meeting, visit institutions of higher learning in the United States, engage with academics …
In a statement released Monday morning, African Studies Program certificate student Hiwot Adilow was announced as one of eight poets shortlisted for the 6th Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Adilow studies anthropology with a certificate in African studies and is a member of the seventh cohort of the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts …
The International Internship Program is seeking an Admin and Communications Intern for summer and fall of 2018 – particularly someone with Africa or Latin America experience. Applications are due April 1. See the internship posting for more details and how to apply.
Graduate student Leslie Sabakinu explores the intersections of history and medicine in the Belgian Congo. She spoke with African Studies about the importance of her field, her current reading list, and why students should consider studying in Africa. Hometown: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Field of study: African History What brought you to Madison? The …
Wisconsin Without Borders (WWB) is a UW–Madison alliance and award program that recognizes globally engaged interdisciplinary scholarship and fosters excellence by providing networking and recognition opportunities. Every spring WWB honors individuals and their work at the WWB Award Ceremony, receiving both recognition and a small financial award. Individuals/groups can complete the award application directly, or …