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We are thrilled to share that the University of Wisconsin–Madison has yet again demonstrated its exceptional commitment to academic excellence and community impact. According to a recent ranking by Washington Monthly, UW Madison has secured the impressive second position among public universities! Go Badgers!
New CSA faculty, Dr. Mikaela Chase has joined Asian Languages and Cultures Department at UW–Madison as Assistant Professor and inaugural Śrī Anantnāth Chair in Jain Studies. Dr. Chase brings with her a wealth of knowledge and a passion for research in Jain Studies at the intersections of law, anthropology of religion, and critical feminist scholarship in South Asia. Congratulations …
Jonathan Durr at UW–Madison has taken on the role of co-coordinator for the newly established South Asia SACO Funnel at the Library of Congress’s Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). One of the South Asia SACO Funnel’s inaugural projects is dedicated to revising the geographic Subject Heading “Mogul Empire” to the more accurate and contemporary “Mughal Empire.” …
Frances Vavrus has officially begun her tenure as vice provost and dean of UW–Madison’s International Division. Vavrus was announced for the position in April following a nationwide search and officially started the position on July 31st, 2023. Congratulations and welcome! …
The Wisconsin in the World edited book explores how internationalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) has been a decades-long, ongoing endeavor. Against that backdrop, the various chapters also provide a snapshot of how people across the UW campus were reflecting on their work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and on the implications of the pandemic regarding …
Michael Baltutis, Professor of South Asian Religions at UW-Oshkosh has published his first book, The Festival of Indra: Innovation, Archaism, and Revival in a South Asian Performance with SUNY Press. For more details please click here.
Department of Geography PhD student, Sahil Sasidharan, has been awarded both the IRIS-NRC Scott-Kloeck Jenson Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowship and Holtz Center’s STS Summer Scholar Award for this summer! Sahil’s research focuses on cities and processes of urbanization.
Akshay is graduating with bachelor’s degrees in Community and Nonprofit Leadership and Political Science, as well as a certificate in South Asian Studies. Read the news article from University of Wisconsin–Madison News here.
CSA Undergraduate FLAS Fellow, Diya Abbas, has been awarded Artivism Student Action Program (ASAP) Funding for Spring 2023 by the UW–Madison Division of the Arts! Founded in 2021 and available to UW–Madison students in any year or major of study, ASAP supports projects or collective actions that use the arts as a force for social …
We are pleased to announce that the Center for South Asia has been awarded the Department of Education Title VI NRC grant for the remainder of the current grant cycle. This award will support national outreach activities and critical educational programming in South Asian Studies. We are grateful to everyone who supported and took part in the …