The Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship provides financial support for students interested in learning an African language. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource …
Grad Students
Kevin Wamalwa Supports Racial Equity Training for DCLS
Kevin Wamalwa, a PhD candidate in the Departments of Anthropology and African Cultural Studies, is serving as a Ripple Project Fellow at Dane County Library Services (DCLS). Wamalwa is supporting racial equity training for DCLS …
Angeline Peterson Recognized for Transfer Acts of Kindness
PhD student Angeline Peterson was recognized as a Transfer Champion during National Transfer Student Week. The student who nominated Angeline wrote: “Whether Angeline has known about my being a transfer student or not, I wanted …
Sami Lamine Honors Dr. Tejumola Olaniyan
Ph.D. student Sami Lamine has created a song in tribute to his former advisor, Dr. Tejumola Olaniyan, who passed away unexpectedly last fall. The piece is titled, “The Merchant of Venus: The Ancestor”
Incoming Graduate Student Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell Launches Research Project
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell, slated to begin graduate work with the department in fall, has launched a research project titled, #MeTooSport & Beyond. The project “grew from the belief that the structures, values, and norms that enable …
Harry Kiiru Serves as Webinar Panelist
The African Centre for the Study of the United States is hosting a webinar titled, “Imagined Identities, Boundaries and Relations Among People of African Descent.” Harry Kiiru, who recently earned his M.A. in African Cultural …
Vincent Ogoti Earns IRIS Fieldwork Award
Ph.D. student Vincent Ogoti has received a Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award provided by the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS). Ogoti plans to conduct fieldwork in Kenya, to include interviews with Kenyan theatre …
Incoming Graduate Student Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell Publishes Essay
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell will join the African Cultural Studies’ graduate program this fall. In the meantime, she has written an essay titled, “Hegematic America,” describing her experience as a black foreign national living in the United …
Arabic Instructor Jibril Gabid Earns Honored Instructor Award
Jibril Gabid, Arabic instructor and PhD student in African Cultural Studies, has been nominated for an Honored Instructor award. These awards provide University Housing residents the opportunity to recognize outstanding classroom instructors who challenge them, help …
PhD Student Kathryn Mara Earns Fellowship
Kathryn Mara has been awarded a Mellon-Wisconsin Fellowship for the Summer 2020 semester. Support for this fellowship is provided by the Mellon Foundation, as part of the Mellon-Wisconsin Graduate Fellowship Fund. Mara is working on …