African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin The African Studies Program supports research, teaching, and outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, bringing together scholars in multiple disciplines, students, teachers, and community partners to consider all aspects of land and life in Africa. The African Studies Program is a U. S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Africa, a unit in the College of Letters and Science, and a member of the campus consortium of internationally oriented programs known as the International Institute.