The ACS department recently hosted a commencement celebration and award recognition event for graduating majors, M.A. and Ph.D. recipients, and award recipients for the academic year 2022-2023. Congratulations to all and best wishes, grads! 🎉
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Leah Entenmann awarded Fulbright-Hays Yoruba Group Project Abroad grant
Cultural Anthropology graduate student Leah Entenmann has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Yoruba Group Project Abroad grant, which will allow them to join other learners of Yoruba from across the US this summer to participate in …
Nneoma Onwuegbuchi and Omotola Okunlola awarded African Studies Program Research Award
African Cultural Studies graduate students Nneoma Onwuegbuchi and Omotola Okunlola were each recently awarded the African Studies Program Research Award, which supports graduate student research or creative/artistic endeavors related to the study of Africa …
Olivia Ligman awarded Richard Ralph Winter Phoenix Rising Humanitarian scholarship
Junior African Cultural Studies major Olivia Ligman was recently awarded the Richard Ralph Winter Phoenix Rising Humanitarian scholarship, a one-time award that recognizes humanitarian achievement and service, encourages excellence and commitment in the application of …
Harry Kiiru awarded IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award, BLAC Foundation supplement, and Michigan State University Libraries Visiting Scholar award
African Cultural Studies Ph.D. student Harry Kiiru was recently awarded an IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award in addition to a BLAC Foundation supplemental award. He was also selected for the Michigan State University Libraries …
Xi (Titilayo) Jin and Rachel Maina welcomed into Ph.D. program
The department is delighted to welcome two new Ph.D. students into the program. Xi (Titilayo) Jin and Rachel Maina have both successfully completed their Qualifying Papers and been admitted into the Ph.D. program. Congratulations, Titi …
Jibril Gabid awarded Aliko Songolo Summer Research Award
Congratulations to African Cultural Studies Ph.D. student Jibril Gabid, the inaugural winner of the Aliko Songolo Summer Research Award! The award, created in honor of Emeritus Professor Aliko Songolo for his many years of dedicated …
Theophilus Okunlola and Nneoma Onyinye Onwuegbuchi awarded Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship
Ph.D. students Theophilus Okunlola and Nneoma Onyinye Onwuegbuchi have both been selected as recipients of the Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship. Theophilus Okunlola, a doctoral candidate in the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …
Now Hiring: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in African Cultural Studies
The Department of African Cultural Studies seeks a postdoctoral fellow for academic year 2023-2024 to pursue research in African Cultural Studies with a focus on francophone West Africa, the Maghreb, and/or Caribbean. Learn more here …
2023 Annual Alumni Newsletter
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