The applications for the 2015-2016 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available. Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to …
African languages
Wisconsin State Journal interviews Scheub
Shortly after giving his last lecture on December 13, 2013, Harold Scheub sits down with the Wisconsin State Journal to discuss his early travels to Africa, challenges and rewards of recording oral stories in Southern …
Get funding to study an African Language with a FLAS fellowship
The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison is now open. The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2014 and Academic Year …
Explore Summer 2014 domestic and international African language programs
The Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has put together a helpful resource for students looking for summer African language programs. Summer 2014 domestic and international programs List of overseas African …
Welcome John Nimis, new assistant professor in African Languages and Literature
The L&S Communications news team recently caught up with John Nimis to chat about his baby grand piano, Cameroonian food, and his passion for Congolese music. College of Letters and Science News, “Nimis strikes the …
Course Spotlight: AFRICAN 669 – Itineraries of Africa and the Middle East
Enroll soon! Deadline to enroll is Friday, September 13, 2013. Course Description Depending on whom you ask, Ameen Rihani may have been a writer with excellent knowledge of Middle Eastern geography, or he may have …
Welcome Katrina Thompson, new associate professor in African Languages and Literature
The L&S Communications news team recently caught up with Katrina Thompson to chat about African languages, her advice for students and fun things she has done in Madison. Read more.
Africa in Our Lives: Erin Johnson
Erin Johnson (x13) did not expect to produce a collection of watercolor portraits when she left campus to study abroad in Kenya. With majors in Art and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies she explores …
Photos from Changing Course: Teaching African Languages at UW-Madison in the 21st Century
Wisconsin faculty, students, and alumni participated in “Changing Course,” symposium on October 12, 2012, jointly hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program, the Department of African Languages and Literature, and the Language Institute. …