CONTACT: Katie Saur, 608-890-0939, kbsaur@bascom.wisc.edu Madison, WI – International Academic Programs (IAP) in the Division of International Studies has announced the winners of the 2008 Study Abroad Photo Contest. A reception to honor the winners …
Month: April 2008
Students embrace Arabic in new International Learning Community
By Dana Bedessem, Division of International Studies Arabic script runs along the dormitory hall of the third floor in Adams Hall. To an outsider it looks like an intricate design flowing among the plaster, but …
UW to Launch Interactive Radio Show and Web Site on Islam and Muslims in the World
CONTACT: B. Venkat Mani, bvmani@global.wisc.edu, 608-265-2631 UW–Madison’s nine area and international studies programs, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have received a generous grant from the Social Science …
UK-China partnerships and collaborations in higher education [Global Higher Ed]
Johanna Waters, Global Higher Ed. Both China (PRC) and the Hong Kong SAR offer an expanding and highly competitive market opportunity for overseas higher education institutions (HEIs). As noted in a recent report commissioned by …
Migration and Human Rights Workshop
The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Presents: The Migration and Human Rights Workshop with Professor Zolberg and Mr. Ndjankou Thursday April 24, 2-4pm 206 Ingraham Hall Professor Zolberg presentation will be entitled: …
Shihoko Fujiwara Honored With 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award
Shihoko Fujiwara, of Tokyo, Japan, is among seven alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison who will be honored next month with the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). A 2003 …
The Global Public University: Advancing Wisconsin in the World
Globalization, outsourcing, new industry, migration. Is Wisconsin prepared for the 21st century? Tuesday, April 22 8-10:30 5120 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave Richard C. Longworth Senior writer, Chicago Tribune Author: Caught in the Middle: America’s …
Sylvia Walby: Gender Mainstreaming and Feminist Knowledge Transfer
The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) and the Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training Research Circle (TARGET) are pleased to present Sylvia Walby Department of Sociology, Lancaster, UK & UNESCO Chair of Gender …
Award-winning Filmmaker Pierre Sauvage to Give the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, 608 262-5590 Pierre Sauvage, award-winning filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, will deliver the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at …
US Council of Graduate Schools survey reports overseas student applications slow to 3% [Global Higher Ed]
by Susan Robertson at Global Higher Ed A US Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) survey out this week paints what must be a worrying picture for all countries dependent on income generated by transborder higher …