Boren Awards African Languages Initiative, Deadlines Approaching

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 …

Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship

The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2015 and Academic Year 2015-2016 fellowships and awards. Application deadline is February 13, 2015. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. …

Course Spotlight: Language, Gender, and Sexuality in African Contexts

Course Description An exploration of how gender and sexuality are constrained, constructed, performed, and resisted in and through language. Readings will include theories of language and gender, queer linguistics, and feminist discourse analysis, followed by …

Africa in Our Lives: Rebecca Mandich

Whether she is sketching colorful wax-print dress designs, crafting handmade trilingual cardboard books, or acting in a Zanzibari television show, Rebecca Mandich (x’13) brings a creative and energetic spirit to everything she does. Major: African …

In the News: Outreach Scholar Beatrice Mkenda teaches Swahili language and songs to Beloit students

African Studies Program outreach coordinator Anne Waliaula and Outreach Scholar Beatrice Mkenda make the news by bringing a Swahili language lesson to life in a Beloit elementary school. Read more about their Beloit visit in …