The African Studies Program seeks two teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey in Spring 2018. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Please see details of the positions below and feel free to share with any interested and qualified candidates. Course: Africa …
This interview with Philip Gourevitch, staff writer at The New Yorker, was conducted and condensed by Kyra Fox. When Philip Gourevitch first traveled to Rwanda in 1995, he was not sure what to expect. The young writer had been freelancing in the United States when news reports on the genocide caught his attention. In light of the international …
By Kyra Fox Four decades after walking across the commencement stage, Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in fall 2018 as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in International Studies. The former state and U.S. senator will teach a capstone seminar for International Studies majors entitled “Negotiating Peace in the African Great Lakes …
The Global Human Development Program (GHD) at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is excited to announce a full tuition scholarship for a master’s-level student from sub-Saharan Africa, made possible through the generous support of the William and Catherine McGurn Family. The Global Human Development Program is a two year, full-time master’s degree …
Academic departments at University of Minnesota, California State University Long Beach, and University of California-Irvine are hiring for the position of assistant professor. University of Minnesota: Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature The Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts invites …
The application for the 2018 Boren Awards is now open! Boren Awards fund U.S. undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical to U.S. national interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The African Flagship Languages Initiative (AFLI) offers Boren Awards applicants a …
When Juliana Lamise Atinga first arrived in Madison for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she hoped to learn strategies to improve the lives of rural women in her home country of Ghana. She did not expect to find an answer in a bottle of hair product. Atinga is a community development officer in the Bawku Municipal …
Interested in China-Africa relations or Asian affairs? The Luce Scholars Program provides a year’s internship in an Asian country related to the scholar’s interests. The program is designed to provide an extended period of exposure to an Asian country for highly qualified young Americans who lack extensive knowledge of Asian affairs and who would not …
This summer, students from UW–Madison headed to all corners of the African continent to complete internships. The African Studies Program talked to two interns about their experiences in South Africa and Uganda, and why other undergraduates should consider applying for internships in Africa this spring. Lana Scholtz Hometown: Waunakee, WI Major: Fine Arts and Psychology, …
The Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge is calling on students to submit their novel ideas for creating a more sustainable planet. More than $10,000 in prizes will be awarded on February 23 to students with the most innovative solutions in environmental sustainability and clean energy technology. Any student, any field, any solution is welcome – …