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 …
South Asia Studies Faculty
UW-Madison faculty and staff members who are members of the South Asia Studies program.
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 …
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 …
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 …