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) …
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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, …
South Asia professors recognized for teaching excellence and service
Three South Asia-affiliated faculty were recently recognized for excellence in teaching, contributions to their field, and service. The Secretary of the Faculty named J. Mark Kenoyer (Anthropology) and Gurindar Sohi (Computer Science) as two of …
UW Faculty named recipients of NEH Stipends
Congratulations to UW-Madison professors Mitra Sharafi (Law and South Asian Studies) and Emily Callaci (History and African Studies) have been named recipients of Summer Stipends by the National Endowment for the Humanities. More…
Celebrating Asian Studies at UW
The Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) department hosted a symposium on Friday, April 20, 2018, to highlight Asian studies students and the departments’ new degree program. The symposium brought together members of the UW-Madison community to …