“Porcelain Dolls and Chocolate Dreams,” a new student-written and student-directed play by UW–Madison African American Studies alum DeOnna Garrison, brings a rare spotlight to Black experiences on predominantly white campuses, and the cast says the …
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We are hiring: Spring 2026 Teaching Assistants
The Department of African American Studies is seeking Teaching Assistants for the Spring 2026 semester. Preference will be given to second-year UW-Madison graduate students in good standing, with background in African American Studies or related …
Dr. Sabrina Thomas to speak at The Legacies of Mixed-Race Children Born of War: Kinship, Belonging and Transnational Adoption after World War II symposium in November 2025
Dr. Sabrina Thomas will be a guest speaker for a working symposium, The Legacies of Mixed-Race Children Born of War: Kinship, Belonging and Transnational Adoption after World War II. This symposium will be held on …
“1776/2026: The Declaration at 250” Dr. Edmonds awarded the Paul Martin Wolff Center seed grant
Dr. Brittney Edmonds, assistant professor of African American Studies, has been awarded the inaugural $50,000 Paul Martin Wolff Center seed grant. Edmonds joins a cross-disciplinary UW-Madison research team. Their project, “1776/2026: The Declaration at 250,” …
Food as Resistance
Department of African American Studies affiliate, Dr. Monica White, professor of Environmental Justice, has launched a new, peer-reviewed, Black food sovereignty journal, The Land, Food, and Freedom Journal. The inaugural edition is live now. The …
Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson and Jessica Lee Stovall selected to be Morgridge Fellows
Seventeen faculty, staff, and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been named Morgridge Fellows, and among them are two from the Department of African American Studies: Dr. Andrene Wright-Johnson and Dr. Jessica Lee …
The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s latest book, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram, the true story of a queer, Black man living in Europe during 20th century, will be released from Penguin Random House on February 3, …
The SoulFolk Collective featured in Sift & Winnow
Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall and a team of eleven undergraduate and graduate students in the SoulFolk Collective were interviewed by Aaron R. Conklin for UW-Madison’s Sift and Winnow publication this July. Read the full piece, and watch …
Forrest Ashworth graduates with Master of Arts in African American Studies
Master of Arts student, Forrest Ashworth, graduated this spring after the defense of his thesis, “Black Meteorology: Sable Elyse Smith and Cameron Rowland on Anti-Black Carcerality”. Ashworth will be continuing his studies this fall in …
Professor Shashko recieves the L&S Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award
Last month, Professor Alexander Shashko was awarded the L&S Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award. Selected by the Dean of L&S, Eric Wilcots, and a selection committee, this award recognizes excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduate …