Since 1969, the African Studies Program has awarded the A.C. Jordan Prize to a UW–Madison graduate student for the year’s best paper on Africa. To be considered for the prize, a paper must be nominated and submitted to the African Studies Program by a UW–Madison faculty member. Deadline; Monday, June 1, 2015. Nomination procedures and eligibility …
Why study an African language? The African Studies Program invites you to show us your figurative flexibility by creating a pun, catchphrase or slogan to encourage your friends and neighbors to study an African language! UW–Madison’s African languages are Zulu, Hausa, Yoruba, Wolof, Swahili and Arabic. Submit your pun BEFORE May 15 for a chance …
UW–Madison students and others will gather together on Bascom Hill to honor those killed at at Garissa University College in Kenya on April 2. Ibrahim Saeed, president of the Islamic Center of Madison, and Pastor David Mngodo will offer prayers and blessings. Learn more.
University of Wisconsin–Madison News features the work of a UW Ebola research team in Sierra Leone. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, pathobiological sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, began studying Ebola in 1995 and arrived in Sierra Leone with his research team in December 2014. The researchers will look at the genetic and …
The University International Travel Committee (UITC) recommended the suspension of UW–Madison-sponsored student travel to Kenya, which was announced on April 15, 2015. Learn more about the UITC. Read the April 15th memo from the Vice Provost for International Studies memo that details the travel suspension to Kenya. Related content Suspending Kenya travel a difficult move. UW …
African Languages and Literature graduate student Adeola Agoke has been named a 2015 College of Letters and Science Teaching Fellow. The Teaching Fellow Award is granted to TAs from the College of Letters and Science, the School of Human Ecology, The School of Pharmacy and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies who have achieved …
Professor Amy Stambach seeks a graduate assistant to help on a study concerning changes in overseas economic and development assistance for children and young adults in urban East Africa. The position is slate to be 50% time (20 hours/week) for 12 months and includes tuition remission, health insurance, and vacation benefits. Learn more and get application details. Application …
National Public Radio features University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna and U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the closely-contested Nigerian presidential elections. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Thomas-Greenfield about her experience as an election observer and what the outcome will mean for Nigeria going forward. Thomas-Greenfield spoke optimistically saying, “All in …
The Wisconsin Film Festival is presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Arts Institute in association with the Department of Communication Arts. Founded in 1999, the Festival presents over 150 films in eight theaters in eight days, April 9-16. Among these films are the following opportunities related to Africa: Timbuktu In Arabic, French, and Tamashek with …
The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session for students interested in learning more about the Fulbright US student program and the campus competition process on April 16. Fulbright info session for graduate students Thursday, April 16, 2015 …