When you study African & African Diaspora Studies, you study the world!

We are always happy to hear from alumni. Please let us know how you are doing and how you are using your African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) or the former Africology degree. Alumni can add or update their information by sending an email to african-diaspora-studies@uwm.edu

African & African Diaspora Studies Alumni: Where are they now?

UWM graduates with an AADS degree work in a broad spectrum of careers, including health services, education, journalism, social work, politics, law, business, the non-profit sector, trade, the arts, and government agencies. Below are selected undergraduate alumni profiles to illustrate the many things you can do with an AADS degree.

Alumni Interviews

Watch interviews of alumni about their experience in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (formerly the Department of Africology) at UW-Milwaukee.

Elijah Nicks, African & African Diaspora Studies minor (2019)
Geraud Blanks, Africology minor (2014)
Rachael Harris, African & African Diaspora Studies minor (2018)
Teonna Cooksey, African & African Diaspora Studies minor (2019)

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