As part of this year’s Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak about “The War on Human Rights.” Cox promotes human rights as the basis …
Month: March 2007
U.N.’s Florence Chenoweth to be UW-Madison Distinguished International Visitor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu; Jim Delehanty, Associate Director, African Studies Program, (608) 262-4458, jmdeleha@wisc.edu Madison, WI – Florence Chenoweth, United Nations Food …
50th Anniversary of the European Union
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 3/21/07 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, European Studies Alliance, UW-Madison, (608) 265-8040, eecovington@wisc.edu EUROPEAN OFFICIALS TO SPEAK ON RESEARCH INNOVATION, CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EUROPEAN UNION MADISON – Visiting …
NAFSA Webinar on Global Competence
Untitled Document NAFSA Webinar on Global Competence The Division of International Studies will host a NAFSA “Webinar” on global competence April 11, 2007. The Web-based seminar is designed to stimulate the thinking of those who …
Dispatches from Lesotho
“Saturdays are for funerals: Coping with HIV/AIDS” by Madeline Uraneck, a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho.
UW-Madison Scholar at Risk
Theoneste Rutagengwa, a highly experienced Rwandan human rights activist and journalist, is on campus this semester as a visiting scholar. His visit here is being sponsored by the Division of International Studies, the African Studies …
UW-Madison Engineers Go Beyond Borders
The ongoing work of UW-Madison’s Engineers without Borders was featured in a recent Badger Herald article. For the story, click on the URL. http://badgerherald.com/news/2007/03/16/breaking_down_border.php
Language Institute Program Featured
The Language Institute’s new program expanding access to in-demand languages, was recently featured in On Wisconsin. The Institute is an initiative of the College of Letters and Science with substantial support from the Division of …
Several Programs Partner with Wisconsin Film Festival
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Several UW-Madison international programs partner with film festival
From University of Wisconsin-Madison News As film festivals sprout up around the state, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s very own event returns for its ninth year, running Thursday-Sunday, April 12-15. The Wisconsin Film Festival will “unspool,” …