When he’s not playing unicycle hockey or running marathons, you can probably find Rich Beilfuss in the field working with one of sub-Saharan Africa’s six species of cranes. Dr. Beilfuss is the President & CEO of the International Crane Foundation (ICF), an organization headquartered in Baraboo, WI that works worldwide to conserve cranes and the …
The Department of Historical Studies at University of Cape Town, South Africa invites applications for one Postdoctoral fellowship, two PhD scholarships, three Master’s scholarships, and four Honours Scholarships under the new, A.W. Mellon Foundation-funded program History Access, starting from January 2018. The closing date for all applications is October 30, 2017. For information on the …
The African Studies Program mourns the loss of Adell Patton, who passed away last week of congestive heart failure after successfully surviving a long struggle with cancer. Dr. Patton received his Ph.D. in African History from UW–Madison in 1975 before teaching at Howard University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis for a total of more …
Students of all majors seeking internship opportunities for UW credit in Summer and Fall 2018 can apply to the UW Wisconsin in Washington, DC Internship program. This program combines the efforts of previous UW internship programs offered in Washington, DC by the International Division and the Political Science Department. The semester program options include 3 …
The International Internship Program (IIP) has two exciting internship opportunities in Africa this Spring 2018. Applications are due October 22nd! Summer 2018 internship are also available. Want one-on-one help? Make an appointment with the IIP advisor for Africa.
The Wisconsin International Review is UW’s premier foreign policy magazine. The WIRe is dedicated to providing Wisconsin students the opportunity to write on any topic of interest related to current affairs around the world. The magazine serves as a platform to publish original pieces from students interested in foreign, economic, environmental, national security policy, and …
This week, the African Studies Program is bringing conversations on international relations to Madison, Wisconsin. Long-time China and Africa watchers know that the China-Africa conversation is not new. But this Thursday’s discussion will challenge students and scholars to think about relations from a new perspective: the perspective of Africans living in China. Kaiser Kuo and …
PhD candidate Dave Bresnahan’s first taste of African Studies was through the work of Philip Curtin, one of the founders of the African Studies Program at UW–Madison. Since then, Dave has never looked back. He has traversed the kaya forests of Kenya’s coast, studied Mijikenda-speaking communities’ entanglements with the Indian Ocean, and even served as …
The Outreach Program at the Boston University African Studies Center is collaborating with Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) in order to provide a educators’ travel program to Madagascar for Summer 2018. In addition to the organized educational trip itself, participants will receive PDPs, country-specific lesson plans and teaching resources, and post-trip curriculum development support. Boston University’s African Studies Center will …
A peek outside the windows of the African Studies Program office reveals students hurrying to discussion, backpacks bursting with textbooks, and leaves slowly changing: a new school year in Madison is upon us. The African Studies Program looks ahead to a year of dynamic programming in 2017-2018. Inaugural Africa at Noon highlights new programs and …