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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.
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 is to assess each dean’s academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management. …
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 alumni know firsthand how essential their studies in French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese have been to their international development work. …
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 Innovators in the Arts and Sciences.” Click here to read the full story.
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 address U.S.–India relations at the Pyle Center on October 17th from 6pm to 7:30pm. This event is free and open …
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 been to their international development work. “Proficiency in the local language is really invaluable to be able to engage directly …
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. 28 at UW–Madison’s Memorial Union. “It’s a story of extraordinary tragedy over the years,” said Jane Hamilton-Merritt, who was the …
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 some of the foremost thinkers in North America on this issue. This first in this ongoing series of programs co-sponsored …
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.
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 and Reconciliation, will deliver her talk “Participation of Civil Society in Colombia’s Peacebuilding,” at 4:30pm on Wednesday, October 10 at …