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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 Madison—Most people wouldn’t recognize her face or her name, but this Wisconsin woman’s story stretches far beyond our borders. In mid-November WISC-TV, News 3 will take an in depth look at Milwaukee native and University of Wisconsin–Madison alum, Mildred …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, 608-262-5590, mvaneyck@international.wisc.edu Whether through study abroad, international teaching and research collaborations, language study, or the thousands of students from around the world who enroll at our campus every year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is truly a global university. And the …
Wisconsin State Journal, November 8, 2007 The increasing interdependence of the world ‘s economy is practically a fixture in the news these days, and for good reason. Whether it ‘s the need for global competence (claimed in this week ‘s New York Times), or the increase of outsourcing and immigration (described in last week ‘s …
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UW–Madison senior Lana Landgraf was the guest of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin at today’s joint meeting of Congress honoring French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Landgraf, a native of West Allis, WI, met with Baldwin before taking a seat in the visitor’s gallery of the House chamber to hear the French President’s address to Congress. Each Member of …
Professors Monika Chavez, Department of German and Sally Magnan, Department of French and Italian, are quoted in an article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education: “Foreign-Language Departments Bring Everyday Texts to Teaching” by Burton Bollag (subscription only, excerpts below). “If you compare textbooks to those 10 years ago,” says Sally S. Magnan, a professor of …
by Terry Devitt, University of Wisconsin–Madison Communications The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study. In a paper to be published the …
With more than 6,000 programs in 100 countries, study abroad is a fringe add-on no longer. Four college students reflect on their experiences. Click here to read about their experiences.
by Kerry Hill, UW–Madison Communications A group of doctoral students will offer global perspectives on education in “Schooling Around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels,” a special program sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to mark International Education Week. Based on their …
Stuart Hart, one of the world’s leading authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, will be the keynote speaker at a free public forum on business, environment and social responsibility. Hart, the Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business, will speak on …