The UW-Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Present: The 2021 Paul J. Schrag Lecture “The American Influence on Nazi Race Law: Assessing U.S. Responsibility” James Q. Whitman (Yale) Co-sponsored by …
Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). Associate Professor Christy Clark-Pujara is part …
Dr. Franklin Delano Wilson (1942-2020)
Dr. Franklin Delano Wilson (1942-2020) Dr. Franklin D. Wilson came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology in 1973 and retired as the distinguished William H. Sewell-Bacom Emeritus …
Assistant Professor Christy Clark-Pujara Discusses Statue Debate and Historical Commemoration
Christy Clark-Pujara and Steve Kantrowitz appeared on our local public radio station last Friday to discuss the debate over historical commemoration and the removal of public statues. https://www.wpr.org/debate-over-statues-and-what-we-choose-remember
Afro-American Studies Letter SRO Contract
AAS Letter re SRO Contract To: Members of the Madison School Board of Education From: The Department of Afro-American Studies RE: Security Resource Officers Date: June 29, 2020 As scholars and teachers of …
Statement of Solidarity in Support of George Floyd
Statement of Solidarity in Support of George Floyd The Afro-American Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is appalled, outraged and heartbroken by the brutal and senseless murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in our sister …
Natasha Cherono-Graduation Tribute
Congratulations Natasha Cherono! Class of 2020! Natasha Cherono: I am graduating with a Bachelors of Science in African American Studies with a certificate in Gender and Women Studies. I am a part of the …
Congratulations! Christy Clark-Pujara, Alexander Shashko, and Mosi Ifatunji Receive Honored Instructor Awards
Congratulations to Christy Clark-Pujara, Alexander Shashko, and Mosi Ifantuji! They are Spring 2020 recipients of the University Housing Honored Instructor Award.
Michael Thornton Retires!
After 30+ years at UW-Madison in the Department of Afro-American Studies, Dr. Michael Thornton is retiring. He leaves with an outstanding record of scholarly achievement, teaching excellence and service to department, the university, and the …
Afro-American Studies Graduation Program
AAS Graduation Program Message From the Chair Dear Graduating Students, Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine addressing our graduating majors, certificate holders and graduate students under these circumstances. I know I …