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Cultural competence takes center stage for UD professors and students beyond National Nutrition Month

W.O. Maloba appointed to named position in Africana studies and history

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a top diplomat on the world stage, will take to the Camp Randall stage this May to address University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates.Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, will be th

In Glasgow, Scotland, 20,000 delegates from 196 nations have converged to hear the latest science, negotiate commitments to cut greenhouse gas

Join us for a conversation featuring CEO of Afrobarometer Joseph Asunka and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa Travis Adkins to hear about African citizens’ perspectives on local, regional, and global challenges and their implications for U.S.-Africa relations. Dr. Asunka will present key highlights from Afrobarometer’s most recent Round 8 survey of Africans across the continent.

Join us for a conversation featuring CEO of Afrobarometer Joseph Asunka and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa Travis Adkins to hear about African citizens’ perspectives on local, regional, and global challenges and their implications for U.S.-Africa relations. Dr. Asunka will present key highlights from Afrobarometer’s most recent Round 8 survey of Africans across the continent.

Menomonee Falls Public Library: Library's Read Africa Grant Proposal To Be Fully Funded! - Menomonee Falls, WI - The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce the winners of the Read Africa grant competiti ...

African Economic History was founded in 1974 by the African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin and subsequently has also been associated with the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas, York University. The journal publishes scholarly essays in English, French, and Portuguese on economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. It features research in a variety of fields and time periods, including studies on labor, slavery, trad...

news • analysis • advocacy Search AfricaFocus and 9 Partner Sites About AfricaFocus Last updated February 2020 This website, edited by William Minter, features high-quality analysis and progressive advocacy on African issues, with particular attention to priority issues affecting the entire continent. The heart of the website is the AfricaFocus Bulletin produced and distributed 2 to three times a month to over 5,000 subscribers, including individuals, organizations, and listservs. Curre...

A coalition of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American student groups released a letter calling on Northwestern to better support students of color.    Published on May 1 — the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — the letter was signed by the Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Chinese Students Association, Muslim-cultural Students Association Kaibigan, South Asian Students Alliance, Korean American Student Association, Thai Student Association ...