A number of African Cultural Studies PhD graduate students have earned scholarships recently. Michael Oshindoro won the inaugural Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award. Omotola Okunlola won the IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and …
Grad Students
Vincent Ogoti Earns African Studies Research Award
PhD student Vincent Ogoti has earned an African Studies Research Award intended to support graduate student research or creative/artistic endeavors related to the study of Africa and the diaspora. Ogoti will utilize the financial support …
Jibril Gabid Earns William A. Brown Research Award
PhD student Jibril Gabid has earned the William A. Brown Research Award made possible through UW’s African Studies Program. New this year, the award is intended to support research on Islam or West African history. …
Vincent Ogoti Earns Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship
PhD student Vincent Ogoti has been awarded a Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship. For academic year 2022-23, Ogoti will work for MYArts (Madison Youth Arts Center) as the Storytelling and Community Access Fellow. Each year the …
Rachel Maina Awarded Language Institute Grant
Graduate student Rachel Maina has been awarded a Language Institute Grant to Support Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning. The award will enable her to attend “Transforming the Teaching of Language Online,” a summer workshop …
Get to Know PhD Student Jibril Gabid
Jibril Gabid is profiled by the African Studies Program for their series, “Africa in Our Lives.” Learn more about his award at right. Read the full interview here!
Tejumola Olaniyan Memorial Resolution Read
During the Faculty Senate meeting on October 4, a Memorial Resolution recognizing the passing of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan was read aloud by Emeritus Professor Aliko Songolo. Pictured on the left are members of the African …
Kathryn Mara Reviews Seminega’s “No Greater Love”
Kathryn Mara, Ph.D. ’20, reviews Tharcisse Seminega’s No Greater Love: How My Family Survived the Genocide in Rwanda in the latest issue of African Studies Review. Mara was awarded an Albert Markham Postdoctoral Fellowship for her …
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell Directs Documentary
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell has directed Breakfast in Kisumu (2019), a documentary about her father which is being made available online beginning Friday, June 18. Ajulu-Bushell recently completed her first year as a Masters student in African …
Unifier Dyer Earns Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship
PhD student Unifier Dyer is the recipient of a Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship. Dyer’s nine-month residency involves partnering with The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FFBWW) as a Communications Fellow. FFBWW is committed to mobilizing …