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 …
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Professor Tejumola Olaniyan Passes
We are very saddened by the news of Professor Teju Olaniyan’s sudden passing. Please learn more about the many accomplishments of this wonderful scholar and special individual.
Thompson to become co-editor of Anthropology & Humanism
In 2020, Neni Panourgia, Jason De León, and our own Katrina Daly Thompson will become the new co-editors of Anthropology & Humanism. Anthropology and Humanism concerns the central question of anthropology: what it is to …
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 …
Arabic Instructor Salah Algabli Earns Honored Instructor Award
Salah Algabli, Arabic instructor and PhD student in Curriculum and Instruction, has been nominated for an Honored Instructor award. These awards provide University Housing residents the opportunity to recognize outstanding classroom instructors who challenge them, …
Harold Scheub passes away
We are saddened to announce that Professor Emeritus Harold Scheub passed away yesterday, 16 October. Over many decades, Harold made huge contributions to the department, to UW-Madison, and to African Studies more broadly. A longer …
Landis wins Language Institute Academic Staff Professional Development Grant
Congratulations to Undergraduate Advisor/Graduate Coordinator Toni Landis! Toni was awarded a Language Institute Academic Staff Professional Development Grant to participate in the conference “Schooling the Self Using Brain Science to Promote Self-Awareness, Acceptance, Confidence, and …
African Languages are the Fastest Growing in the United States
“Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau spotlights African languages among the top ten fastest growing languages spoken at home in the U.S.” Read the full article!
PhD Student Kimathi Muthee Earns Recognition
Ph D student Kimathi Muthee has been selected to join the UW-Madison Teaching Academy’s Future Faculty Partners. This group is comprised of graduate students and post-docs who have been formally recognized by the Teaching Academy …
Hiring: Professor of African Cultural Studies (Open-Rank)
African Cultural Studies (ACS) seeks to hire a faculty member with deep expertise in the cultural study of Southern Africa. We will consider applicants with extensive fieldwork experience in any country in Southern Africa, strong …