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2014-15 Research Reports from Faculty and Graduate Students
Find out more about what our faculty and graduate students have been working on this year. http://african.wisc.edu/content/2014-15-research-reports-faculty-and-graduate-students
Laura (Davidson) Tanna
Update from Laura (Davidson) Tanna, received 10 April 2015 I wanted so much to attend the alumni weekend, especially to see my former professors Phil Noss, Edris Makward and Harold Scheub, but also to let …
Videos showcase our students’ work
At the 2015 Festival of African Langauges and Literatures, which took place on Friday 8 May 2015, we were treated to performancs of poetry, fashion, song, dance, and theater. Several classes made videos. Check them …
Fiftieth Anniversary Alumni Weekend Symposium
Join us to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Department of African Languages & Literature On Friday 10 April 2015 we will welcome alumni, students, and faculty as we reflect on our past, present, and …
Fiftieth Anniversary Alumni Weekend a Success
On 10 and 11 April, we celebrated our fiftieth anniversary with a day and a half with current students, distinguished alumni, former staff, faculty, faculty emeriti, and old friends. Photographs taken by current graduate student …
Remembering Professor Emeritus Neil Skinner
Professor Emeritus A. Neil Skinner, age 93, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Capitol Lakes Terraces, with his wife Meg, their son Ben and his daughter …
Volunteers tutor local high school students in Arabic
Thanks to Skype, University of Wisconsin-Madison language students—including our own major, Kaylah Cruz-Herrera—are helping high school students in Madison and Plymouth study Arabic, a language not typically offered at the high school level in Wisconsin. …
Department Job Opening for Tenure-track Assistant Professor
The Department of African Languages and Literature (ALL) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks an outstanding teacher-scholar for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2015 in African and African diaspora cultural studies, with particular …
Celebrating Fifty Years
2014-15 marks the Department of African Languages and Literature’s 50th anniversary. The year will include a number of exciting events:
- Alumni research talks throughout the Fall
- A festschrift symposium and celebration for Harold Scheub, 31 October
- A graduate student conference in October, hosted by SALL
- An alumni weekend symposium in April
- The Towards African Cultural Studies conference in May
For details about these events and more: Read more. . .