University of Wisconsin–Madison
By Karen Faster, La Follette School La Follette School student Allison Quatrini is off to China for 14 months, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. The international public affairs scholar also won the Critical Language Enhancement Award, a new part of the Fulbright program to increase the number of Americans learning needed languages. It is affiliated …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will honor University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor and department chair David McDonald with the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award on Thursday, May 10. The Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award recognizes UW–Madison faculty members who go above and beyond their job roles to support the Wisconsin …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, May 10, 2007 CONTACT: Courtney Skare, International Academic Programs, University of Wisconsin–Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu Madison, WI –International Academic Programs (IAP), a member program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies, has announced the 2007 winners of its annual study abroad photo contest. Participants of UW–Madison study abroad …
The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, visited the UW–Madison campus May 4 and gave a public talk about U.S.-Indonesia relations in the current context of East and Southeast Asia. Gilles Bousquet, dean of International Studies, and Andy Sutton, the director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, welcomed …
Ernest Darkoh, a global health hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS, will return to campus on Thursday, May 10, to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Five other graduates will also be honored at a 5 p.m. ceremony at the Memorial Union, which is free and open to the public. (Click here for more information) Dr. …
Sunday’s French presidential election results will be discussed by Professors Laird Boswell (History, UW–Madison) in Madison and Pascal Delisle (Sciences Po) in Paris. Click here for more information.
Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa had a grand goal in mind when she established a fund to bring renowned women from across the globe to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Click here for more information.
Guido Podesta, Professor in the UW–Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS), has been named Associate Dean in the Division of International Studies, the Dean of International Studies, Gilles Bousquet, announced today. Professor Podesta holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota-Twin …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 30, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI – John Campbell, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria since May, 2004, will be Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison next fall, the Division of International Studies announced today. “We are tremendously pleased …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 30, 2007 CONTACT: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, (608) 263-1755 Madison, WI – The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, will visit the UW–Madison campus on Friday, May 4, 2007 and speak about “U.S.-Indonesia Relations in the Current Context of East and Southeast …