College of Letters & Science
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s co-curated exhibition “Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” will be on display at UW–Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art from tomorrow, August 10th until November 10th. The Chazen Museum of Art will be hosting Dr. Whitmire for a Co-Curator Conversation on Friday, September 10th at 10 a.m. to discuss the …
The Department of African American Studies is seeking excellent candidates for an Associate Professor (tenured) position in the area of 20th-century African American History. We are particularly interested in applicants with interests in women’s history and/or internationalism. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching introductory survey courses and advanced courses related to the area …
This summer, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara has been leading a six-week seminar in partnership with Madison’s non-profit organization, the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development. The course, “Slavery and Capitalism”, explores and recognizes the history of forced labor of people of African descent and how those forced contributions developed the U.S. economy. The course allows members …
On July 22nd, Dr. Andrene Wright was featured as a political science expert on Channel 3000’s coverage of Vice President Harris’ roots in Madison. Wright notes: “(Harris) is South Indian, she is African American, she’s Jamaican…she comes with all of these different identities and she also comes with these social networks.” Professor Wright will be …
Assistant Professor Dr. Mosi Ifatunji has published a new article for The American Sociological Association entitled “Toward an Ethnoracial Ontology for the Study of Race and Ethnicity: The Case of African Americans and Black Immigrants in the United States”. Read the full piece here.
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara and department Alumnus, Dr. Rev. Alexander Gee, joined Channel 3000’s “For the Record” segment to discuss the groundbreaking for The Center of Black Excellence and Culture last Friday. The two were joined by Neil Heinen, who serves on Advisory Council for the Center. Watch the full interview and panel discussion here. …
Yesterday, on Juneteenth 2024, African American Studies Chair, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara and department alumnus, Rev. Dr. Alex Gee, were joined by hundreds of Madison community members for the groundbreaking ceremony of Madison’s Center for Black Excellence and Culture. Both Gee and Clark-Pujara gave remarks to celebrate the start of construction. The Center for Black Excellence …
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92-year-old Madison community member Sarah Wells, a 2007 participant of the UW Odyssey Project, received her diploma from Madison College on Thursday, May 23rd. The UW Odyssey Project offers UW humanities courses to adult students who face economic barriers and obstacles to college, such as homelessness, incarceration, single parenthood, depression, and domestic abuse. Wells notes …
Each year, University Housing requests nominations from students on educators that have inspired their learning and daily practice through the student-lead program “Honored Instructors”. “Professor Mosi Adesina Ifatunji’s lectures are consistently attention grabbing. He makes students interact and use their brain, while maintaining an interesting lesson plan.” — students of the Honored Instructors Program Congratulations …