Year: 2008

Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition [ACE]

By Kellee Edmonds, for the American Council on Education Washington, DC (May 22, 2008)—Despite ongoing efforts to broaden global knowledge and understanding, an analysis by the Center for International Initiatives at the American Council on Education (ACE) finds that internationalization is not a high priority on most college campuses. Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 …

Into Africa: Holmen grad embarks on medical journey to test skills and help

By JO ANNE KILLEEN for Onalaska Community Life Natalie Ammerman, a 2004 graduate of Holmen High School, has been accepted as part of a group of professional students to tour Uganda and help in hospitals, medical clinics and pharmacies. Ammerman, 22, is a doctor of pharmacy candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy. …

Crossing state lines for material purposes: Cooperation along the I-Q Corridor [Wisconsin Technology Council]

By Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council MADISON – In his book on the plight of the Midwest in the global economy, Richard Longworth of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs laments that Wisconsin and its neighbors worry too much about what’s happening just across the border when the real competition is half a world away. …

Entering the Global Marketplace: Building a Solid Foundation for International Success

The World Trade Center Wisconsin presents an executive briefing on entering the global marketplace, focusing on building a solid foundation for international success. This interactive briefing will be presented by local practitioners in key areas of international business. For more details, including an agenda and registration information, please click here. Date: 6/5/2008 Time: 7:30 a.m. …

Badger Alum Brings Awareness To World Hunger

Chenoweth Inspires UW Students from Channel 3000 WISC-TV MADISON, Wis. — Florence Chenoweth, who has been a Badger alum for nearly four decades, is the focus of WISC-TV’s Inspiring Women series. After getting her Masters in agricultural economics In 1970, Chenoweth went back home to Liberia to serve as the country’s Minister of Agriculture. Civil …

UW-Madison Expertise on Beijing Olympics

(Media-Newswire.com) – As China prepares to welcome athletes from around the globe for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, interest in the games and the world’s most populous country is reaching new heights. From China’s rapidly growing economy to its national identity to what effect the Olympics have on host cities, several University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars …

New foreign student and export income geographies in the UK and Australia [Global Higher Ed]

By Kris Olds for GlobalHigherEd I’ve been visiting the University of Warwick for the last two days and have noticed a serious level of international accent diversity at various campus sites, far more than was the case when I was a PhD student in Bristol in the mid-1990s. Not surprising, perhaps, given Warwick’s position as …

The ‘Supply Side’ of Study Abroad [Inside Higher Ed]

By Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed Much of the research on study-abroad programs has looked at the growing number of American students who spend a summer or semester overseas, or the number of foreign students who come to the United States. A new survey, released today, looks beyond the “demand” side of the equation — …

Chenoweth featured on WISC-TV

We are delighted to announce that Channel 3 (WISC-TV) news will run a feature this evening on our distinguished international visitor and UW–Madison alum Florence Chenoweth. The feature, which is part of WISC-TV’s “Inspiring Women” series, will appear during tonight’s 10 o’clock news. The clip will later be posted on the Channel 3000 Web site. …

The Private Sector Role in Global Higher Education [Inside Higher Ed]

by Doug Lederman for Inside Higher Ed In many countries, as in the United States, demand for higher education is growing fast, sometimes outstripping the ability of traditional colleges — which, in many countries, means government-run institutions — to fulfill the need. The extent to which private institutions, be they for-profit or nonprofit, are the …