College of Letters & Science
Rayna Cunningham | Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology with an African American Studies Certificate Rayna Cunningham has spent her time at UW–Madison as both a scholar and an artist. In her last semester as an undergraduate student, Cunningham worked alongside Dr. Anthony Black to create a mixed media exhibition on Afro-surrealism and the tradition of …
To kick off the fall semester, the Department of African American Studies co-hosted an Ethnic Studies mixer event with Gender and Women’s Studies to mingle, mix, and share ideas between the faculty, staff, and students of ethnic studies programs. With the success of the day, the department aims to make this an annual reoccurring event. …
Evan Wooldridge joined more than 8,500 UW–Madison seniors in the Kohl Center and Camp Randall when he graduated in May of 2024. In the same month, Wooldridge was selected as a recipient of the Tom Shick Award, an honor afforded to two exemplary UW students each May who have maintained a high academic standing, demonstrated …
Visitors of Madison, Wisconsin’s Chazen Museum of Art discovered artifacts, paintings, photographs, textiles, multimedia, and documentary evidence of African Americans living abroad in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden when they entered the second-floor exhibition, Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century, curated by the Department of African American Studies professor Dr. Ethelene Whitmire and Leslie …
Professor Christy Clark-Pujara’s Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island is exhibited at the John Brown House Museum through the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. The exhibit will be on view through 2027. The Rhode Island Historical Society, a Smithsonian Affiliate, was founded in 1822 and is the fourth-oldest state …
The Department of African American Studies extends its gratitude and thanks for all who donated and participated in last week’s Fill the Hill fundraising campaign! 860 Dollars 9 Gifts If you missed the opportunity to add to our flock, you can donate year round via the Wisconsin Foundation.
Learn more about the 2024 Fill the Hill campaign here.
Thank you to the students, affiliates, faculty, and staff who attended the department’s Welcome Lunch yesterday! This lunch was a great opportunity to recap the first few weeks of the semester together, share research, and engage with folks we don’t always interact with daily. We are eager to continue these conversations as the semester proceeds.
Thank you to all the students, staff, and faculty who attended the Ethnic Studies Mixer yesterday! It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with peers and colleagues in person, something we don’t often get to do in our busy worlds. Your presence made this event meaningful, and we look forward to continuing these valuable conversations.
Former Kentucky Poet Laureate and author, Crystal Wilkinson will be at Seven Acre Dairy Company to discuss and read from her new book Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts on Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th. Reserve tickets here.