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 …
Grad Students
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 …
Astou Gueye Earns Spot in Dissertation Writing Camp
PhD dissertator Astou Gueye will be participating in the Dissertation Writing Camp on May 24-28. The camp assists students with the development of weekly and daily structure as well as helps them set goals and …
Kevin Wamalwa’s Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship Field Report
A Year of Building Connections and Employing the Humanities in the Community Outgoing Fellow Field Report 2020-2021 Kevin Wamalwa PhD candidate, Departments of Anthropology and African Cultural Studies Ripple Project Fellow, Dane County Library Services …
Mwita Muniko Earns Letters & Science Teaching Fellow Award
PhD student Mwita Muniko has been awarded a Letters & Science Teaching Fellow Award. The Teaching Fellow Award is granted to TAs from the College of Letters and Science who have achieved outstanding success as …
Mwita Muniko and Ayodeji Wakil Adegbite Earn Ebrahim Hussein Fellowships
The Department of African Cultural Studies has announced the winners of the Ebrahim Hussein fellowship. Mwita Muniko is a PhD student in ACS and Ayodeji Wakil Adegbite is a PhD student in the History of …
Jibril Gabid Awarded Language Institute Grant
PhD student Jibril Gabid has earned a Language Institute Grant to attend Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development, an online institute to be held June 21-25.
Sami Lamine Earns TA Award
Dissertator Sami Lamine has earned the Letters and Science Continuity of Instruction Award which recognizes his work as a Teaching Assistant. The Continuity of Instruction Award was created to identify and acknowledge those graduate students …