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By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special for USA TODAY Lasha Carey wasn’t especially interested in community service work before she enrolled last year as a freshman at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. But that’s changed in a big way through the power of peer influence. Inspired by classmates who gave her a taste …
UW–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program. The ranking is an improvement over last year, when the university ranked 11th. Of the 20 UW–Madison students who received Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE) fellowships for 2008-09, 18 accepted. In total, …
Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Date: November 11, 2008 BADGERS ABROAD! NEW BLOG CHRONICLES THE GLOBAL REACH OF UW-MADISON STUDENTS AND FACULTY Madison-To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21) , the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW–Madison’s presence around the world. The Badgers …
The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) is a sponsor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America’s unique culture of inventiveness. The theme of the week, which runs from Nov. 17-23, is “Unleashing Ideas!” and is supported by the …
UW–Madison and the Madison community celebrate International Education Week, November 17 – 21, with international activities, films, lectures, and workshops. Monday – Friday, November 17 – 21 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Class of 1973 Gallery, Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street International Education Week Photo Exhibit – NEW EVENT! The U.S. will celebrate International Education …
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education International student enrollment at U.S. graduate schools continues to grow, but at slower rates than in recent years, according to new survey results from the Council of Graduate Schools. “I think what we’re going to need to do is follow this next year and see what happens. It could …
By Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education The global economic crisis has accelerated the fear that the United States’ international power is fading. But it has also made clear the necessity that American higher education must engage more deeply with the rest of the world, not run from it. That was the consensus among …
November 6-8, 2008 The Pyle Center University of Wisconsin–Madison 702 Langdon Street More details: http://www.daadcenter.wisc.edu/screeningwar.pdf Sponsored by the Department of German and the Center for German and European Studies (CGES). Additional financial support from the Worldwide University Network (University of Leeds and University of Madison) , the British Academy, and the Max Kade Foundation (New …
What does the 2008 election mean for the future of our society? How can we build a better world? Join a discussion of these crucial questions on a new blog by UW faculty member and WAGE Senior Fellow Jeremi Suri. This blog is brought to you by the Center for World Affairs and the Global …
Global Hot Spots was co-sponsored by the Division of International Studies and the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Russian Elections – March 7, 2008 This lecture focuses on the Russian presidential elections in the spring of 2008. Professor Robert Kaiser, on-site in Madison, gives a brief, general overview of Russian politics. Professor Scott Gelbach, via live phone …