Congratulations to the following recipients of 2019 Center for South Asia Travel Grants! Soosai Raj Adalbert Youbin Kang Maryam Khan Alan Lee Jeremy Manheim Arvin Mathur Siddarth Menon Watch this space in the coming …
J. Mark Kenoyer honored by Society for American Archaeology
The Society for American Archaeology has announced its 2019 award recipients. UW-Madison Professor J. Mark Kenoyer has been awarded the Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis “For his detailed and rigorous empirical analyses of a broad …
New Documentary Short Film
A new documentary on The Kalasha, a Dardic indigenous people of Pakistan, was recently produced by students and colleagues of Mark Kenoyer (Professor, Anthropology, UW-Madison). You can view the documentary here.
Faculty Publication Announcements
Please join us in congratulating the following South Asia Studies Faculty and Affiliate Faculty in their recent accomplishments! Rikhil Bhavnani (Associate Professor, Political Science, UW-Madison) and Bethany Lacina (Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rochester) …
Professor honored with Mentorship Award
Associate Professor Mitra Sharafi (Law School, Department of History, South Asia) was recently recognized with a Postdoc Mentoring Award. The UW-Madison Postdoctoral Association recognizes faculty for their efforts in mentoring postdocs and helping to advance …
Chancellor Blank recognizes South Asia alumna and faculty
At the Fall Event for the Bascom Hill Society, Chancellor Blank presented the achievements of many outstanding UW-Madison alumni, faculty, and staff. Among those featured in her presentation were Hannah Lider (UW alumna), Sarah Beckham …
Affiliate Faculty chairs Hurst Summer Legal Institute
The J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History is a biennial event sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies in conjunction with the American Society for Legal History (ASLH). Each Hurst Institute is organized …
Funding Opportunities for Foreign Language and Study Abroad
Application deadlines are approaching for FLAS and Boren Awards. FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) Fellowships are available to undergraduate and graduate students for both the academic year and summer study. Boren Awards are available as …
Center for South Asia celebrates renewal of Title VI
On September 6th, the Center for South Asia celebrated the beginning of the Fall semester by welcoming back students and faculty with the announcement that we once again received Title VI National Resource Center and …
FLAS Recipient makes connections in Delhi
William Cocke, graduate student in Mathematics and FLAS recipient in Hindi and Urdu, traveled to Delhi last year with support from the Center for South Asia Travel Award. Cocke’s trip included time at Ambedkar University, …