University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2021

Assistant Professor Job Ad

Department of Afro-American Studies Assistant Professor Job Application. Please go to the link to apply.

Student Wed Editor Job Ad

Afro-American Studies is looking for a student web editor to redesign our website. Please go to the link to apply.

Professor Christina Greene featured in Fueling Discovery Section in the Wisconsin State Journal

Professor Christina Greene is featured on page 26 in the annual edition of “Fueling Discovery.” Professor Greene’s article is titled “The ‘Free Joan Little’ campaign highlights familiar struggles.” “Fueling Discovery” is a supplemental piece in the Wisconsin State Journal which showcases UW Faculty research.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Job Opening

The Department of Afro-American Studies is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in the social sciences to begin in the Fall 2022 term. Please apply or share. https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/511055/assistant-professor-in-afroamerican-studies  

Ho-Chunk Nation Flag-Raising

Friday, November 4 at 10:00 am the Ho-Chunk Flag will be raised over Bascom Hill for the first time. The event is open to the public. https://oursharedfuture.wisc.edu/flag-raising-2021/

Discussion of Prof. Brenda Gayle Plummer’s (History, Afro-American Studies) chapter, “Aviation Discrimination’s Roots in Jim Crow Practices.”

Please join us Wednesday November 3rd at 4pm for a discussion of Prof. Brenda Gayle Plummer’s (History, Afro-American Studies) chapter, “Aviation Discrimination’s Roots in Jim Crow Practices.” An abstract of the book is below.  We will meet from 4pm to 5pm on Wednesday, November 3rd, at the following Zoom link:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99896004161?pwd=L0ZkR0lmV3FJbkJob3FDTS9xOXBBQT09 The chapter was previously circulated …

A World Within Worlds: Tsvey Brider In Concert

Join vocalist Anthony Russell and multi-instrumentalist Dmitri Gaskin as they perform and unpack the sounds, idioms and histories behind the music they’ve created as the Yiddish songwriting duo, Tsvey Brider. Afro-American Studies is a co-sponsor for this event. Thursday, October 28 4:00 pm Hamel Music Center Collins Recital Hall

Treaties: How we come to be where we are

Treaties: How we come to be where we are Join us for a free, live virtual roundtable discussion to learn about treaties, the most important documents in any community, and how our ongoing nation-to-nation agreements with the Ho-Chunk Nation are fundamental to daily life here at Teejop (day-JOPE), the place currently known as Madison, Wisconsin. …

Rest In Peace Robin Schmidt

  The world just lost a gentle soul. Robin Hope Schmidt was born on May 1, 1950 in Newport News, Virginia. She spent her elementary school years in Detroit, Michigan. Her family moved several times and later settled in Bloomfield, Indiana where she graduated from Bloomfield High School. As a child, she spent many happy …

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