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In the early European histories of the New World, there are numerous accounts of African slaves accompanying explorers and colonists. Now, digging in a colonial era graveyard in one of the oldest European cities in Mexico, archaeologists have found what they believe are the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 1/31/2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu GRANT FROM THE KOREA FOUNDATION BOOSTS KOREAN STUDIES AT UW-MADISON Madison, WI – The Center for East Asian Studies has received nearly $100,000 to expand Korean studies at the UW–Madison. The grant includes about …
by Rob Zaleski Well, so much for retiring to Vancouver Island. Or some remote fishing cabin in Ontario. Or anywhere else in Canada, which — until last week — seemed like one of few sane places left on the planet. But then Canadians went out and did a truly bewildering thing. They elected a right-wing …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2007 CONTACT: Courtney Skare, Study Abroad Advisor, International Academic Programs (IAP), UW–Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu NEW STUDY ABROAD “101” INFORMATION SESSION Madison, WI – Starting this semester, International Academic Programs will be holding a “Study Abroad 101” information session. The session, held every day from 2:30 p.m. …
Untitled Document Wisconsin State Journal TORTURE WORLDWIDE AND THE CIA A UW-MADISON PROFESSOR’S BOOK TELLS 50-YEAR TALE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE TECHNIQUES DEVISED BY U.S. AGENCY. Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006 Byline: RON SEELY rseely@madison.com 608-252-6131 When UW–Madison professor Alfred McCoy first saw the photograph of a hooded Iraqi prisoner from the Abu Ghraib prison in …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL TO VISIT UW-MADISON CAMPUS Madison, WI – Bob Charles, Australia’s consul-general in Chicago, will visit the UW–Madison campus January 31, 2006. Mr. Charles will meet with UW–Madison’s Chancellor, the …
Series, in conjunction with UW–Madison School of Journalism seminar, runs from February 1 through May. See Web for list and dates of speakers, films. http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/latest/1_07Warstories.htm
The study in which Trubek will participate will review the adequacy and effectiveness of the Title VI international education programs of the Higher Education Act as well as Fulbright-Hays international education programs administered through the U.S. Department of Education. Congress has identified eight key areas for the committee to address to evaluate the success of …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, January 19, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, rlhess@wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 CANADA AND CANADA-USA RELATIONS TO BE FOCUS OF SERIES OF EVENTS ON UW-MADISON CAMPUS Madison, WI – Canada, the world’s second-largest country in total area, and Wisconsin’s most important international trading …
Untitled Document by Anthea Lipsett anthea.lipsett@thes.co.uk Published: 19 January 2007 in the Times Higher Education Supplement Networks are becoming even more vital to academic life as they exploit technology to help researchers find colleagues and sustain work in novel fields. Anthea Lipsett reports When Steve Banwart watched a videoconference seminar by a leading American climate …