Colombian civil organizations are trying to make a change in their country despite constant violence, according to a Colombian peace advocate who visited the University of Wisconsin Wednesday. Click here to read the full story.
Year: 2007
Two deans’ reviews begin
Reviews are under way for School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Daryl Buss and Division of International Studies Dean Gilles Bousquet. The university adopted a standard five-year review procedure for deans several years ago. The purpose …
UW Alumni Return to Campus to Discuss Importance of Languages in Careers in International Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wendy Johnson, Outreach Coordinator, Language Institute, Tel. (608) 262-1473, Fax (608) 890-1094, wsjohnso@wisc.edu Madison—Having worked in many countries including France, Morocco, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Peru, and Brazil, three of UW–Madison’s …
UW historian named one of Smithsonian’s top young innovators
Jeremi Suri, a University of Wisconsin-Madison historian whose work is reshaping views of how political power is forged in a globally connected age, has been named one of Smithsonian Magazine’s “37 Under 36: America’s Young …
Indian Ambassador to the US to Speak in Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sharon Dickson, Associate Director, Center for South Asia, sdickson@facstaff.wisc.edu, 608-262-3209. INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE US TO SPEAK IN MADISON Madison—Ambassador Raminder Singh Jassal, the present Indian Ambassador to the U.S., will …
UW-Madison alumni discuss importance of languages in careers
Having worked in many countries including France, Morocco, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Peru and Brazil, three of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s alumni know firsthand how essential their studies in French, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese have …
Diversity forum brings Hmong history to forefront
by Heather Gjerde, UW-Madison Communications Hmong-Americans want to promote a broader understanding of their culture and greater recognition of their struggles as a people, an international expert told the Plan 2008 Diversity Forum held Sept. …
Global Public University Discussion Series Launched
WUN is leading the way in exploring the role of universities in the 21st Century. The latest initiative, a unique discussion series entitled, The Global Public University, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, draws together …
Hear Aseema Sinha, UW-Madison professor of political science, discuss India & Global Politics on WPR’s “University of the Air”
September 16th : India & Global Politics – with Aseema Sinha http://wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=uoa Or click here to play this broadcast with RealPlayer.
Exploring the role of civil society in peacebuilding: Colombian human rights leader to speak in Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 26, 2007 Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590. Madison, WI – Ana Teresa Bernal Montañez, a commissioner on Colombia’s Commission on Reparations …