UWM African and African Diaspora Studies Professor, Dr. Jeffrey Sommers, along with Drs. Mark Blyth, James Galbraith, and Luz Sosa discuss ways to reorganize and restructure higher education in their recent article “A Marshall Plan for Rebuilding Higher Education: An Economic Perscription for Change. “… Continue Reading »
Webinar | On the Origins of Climate Apartheid: Climate, Class, and Colonialism in the Making of the Planetary Crisis with Dr. Jason W. Moore
Join us for an upcoming webinar with Dr. Jason W. Moore on Friday, Nov. 6 @ 12:30 pm (CST) . He will discuss Climate, Class, and Colonialism in the making of the Planetary Crisis. Click here to register.… Continue Reading »
Webinar | “Black History and Black Politics in Brazil with Dr. Flávia Rios
Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 29 @ 3:00 pm (CST) for our upcoming Zoom webinar event with Dr. Flávia Rios, as she discusses Black History and Black Politics in Brazil. TDr. Rios (Ph.D, USP) is a Professor of Sociology at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil. She was a Visiting Student Reasearcher Collaborator (VSRC) in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University (2013). Her main interests are Social Movements, racial inequalities, Affirmative Actions and Black thought. Flavia’s current research focuses on intersections between gender, race and democracy Click here to register. … Continue Reading »
Webinar | Talking About Race: Understanding Racial Identity Development and How It Affects US
The Shorewood Public Library and Shorewood School District will how a webinar with AADS Associate Professor, Erin Winkler. Dr. Winkler will share racial identity development models and explain how our understanding of-and reactions to-racialized issues in our daily lives are related to our own racial identity development process. Further, she will discuss some ways in which racial identity development affects children and youth specifically. Click here for more information … Continue Reading »
Webinar Series | Black History and Black Activism in Brazil & the United States
Join us for our upcoming webinar series with Black Brazilian and Black American experts and activists who will share their knowledge of Black history and experiences of Black activism to combat racism and sexism in two of the world’s largest democracies. This series is co-sponsored by the Department of African & African Diaspora Studies and the Black Student Cultural Center at UWM.… Continue Reading »
2020 Virtual Graduate School Open House Application Fee Waiver from Dean’s Scholarship
This year, the Graduate School will pay the application fee for all applicants who register for, and attend a virtual Open House Event for their program of interest and begin their application on or after October 19, 2020. Please see Fee Waiver Instructions for complete details.… Continue Reading »
Fall 2021 AADS Graduate Applications
Fall 2021 applications now open for MA & Ph.D. Programs in African and African Diaspora Studies. Apply today!… Continue Reading »