For several years, the School of Education has required its students to take three credits of non-western contemporary culture to help expose students to a globalizing world. But Associate Dean Ken Zeichner and his colleagues …
Month: August 2008
China hopes to attract more US college students [Associated Press]
By JUSTIN POPE – Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece …
International companies fare better, study says [Wisconsin State Journal]
By Marv Balousek, Wisconsin State Journal Companies with foreign operations are earning more profits and hiring more workers than those operating only in the U.S., according to an annual survey by the RSM McGladrey accounting …
Build It And They Will Learn The geography of higher ed is changing fast, with Asia and the Mideast coming on strong [Newsweek]
By Zvika Krieger, Newsweek Aug 9, 2008 Drive down Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai’s main thoroughfare, and you’ll pass the world’s only seven-star hotel, its tallest building and its largest man-made resort island. But head off into …
Report Offers Advice for Colleges on Building International Partnerships [Chronicle of Higher Education]
A major new challenge facing the United States is the deterioration of positive relationships with several major regions of the world, according to a new report from the American Council on Education. The report, “International …
World Stem Cell Summit offers registration discounts to UW-Madison community
The UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) , WiCell Research Institute and Genetics Policy Institute are co-sponsoring the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 22-23, at the Alliant Energy …
UW-Madison Students Improve Ecuador Water Quality
CONTACT: Jeff Russell, (608) 262-7244, russell@engr.wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS IMPROVE ECUADOR WATER QUALITY MADISON – “I’ve got a project for you,” University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering professor Peter Bosscher told Jonathan Blanchard and Kevin …
Leader of Indian university visits UW-Madison
As part of an ongoing effort to forge stronger ties with leading educational institutions in India, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting P.K. Abdul Azis, the vice chancellor of India’s Aligarh Muslim University, on campus …
Area studies programs in Congress [Chronicle of Higher Education]
8/6/2008 Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Conservatives Claim Some Victories in Democratic Congress’s Higher-Education Bill By KELLY FIELD Washington Liberal Democrats may have drafted the Higher Education Act …