WARA is offering four awards for outstanding undergraduate essays on West Africa. Essays in all disciplinary areas and on topics of current relevance to the region are welcome. This competition is open to all students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs at WARA member institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison Awardees will receive a certificate …
277 Africa: An Introductory Survey Cross-listed in African Languages and Literature, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology Instructor: Neil Kodesh, History Number of Teaching Assistants needed: 3 Eligibility: Applicants must be UW–Madison graduate students in good standing, making normal progress toward a degree, specializing in the study of Africa in any department, …
Emeritus Prof. A. Neil Skinner was a professor of African Languages and Literature from 1966 until his retirement in 1989. His achievements are summarized in an obituary crafted by Madison.com, which details the long and interesting life of a University of Wisconsin–Madison African Studies icon. “Skinner, Alexander Neil,” Madison.com, 3/14/2015.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies features Katrina Kalcic, UW-Madion alumna and African Studies Program certificate holder. Kalcic graduated from the university in December 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science with certificates in European and African studies. Kalcic credits her community health work in Madison and a International Internship Program …
Wisconsin Union Directorate Global Connections is featuring Africa as part of its monthly events. From dances to screenings to talks, check out these Africa-related events. Events
The African Studies Book Basket Program is only one campus initiative to diversify children’s books. A recent UW–Madison News article highlights UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) which is housed in the Department of Education and maintains a website devoted to multicultural literature. New data compiled by CCBC and released on Feb. 18 suggests that the …
The Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is accepting applications for the summer 2015 program. APTLII is an eight-week intensive summer language immersion program for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. Outside of the classroom, students commit to using their target language at all times – in their shared …
Through a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship, UW–Madison students teamed up with several communities in the Kwale District of Kenya in summer 2014 to plant what the students are calling a “miracle tree.” The Moringa Tree has been known to thrive in some of the harshest conditions, yet its green leaves produce nutritional benefits that have reversed …
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program (DDRA) is a federally funded grant program and is open to graduate students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in a US university and who will be conducting dissertation field research abroad. Graduate students must show strong area studies related course work at the graduate level to be considered …
National Public Radio features UW–Madison Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine David O’Connor on GB Virus-C, a virus associated with slowing the progression of HIV and heightened Ebola survival rates. The story, part of the NPR’s Morning Edition, asks O’Connor about his work with the virus and the possibility that it may actually be good …