By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed Success in campus internationalization efforts “is most often measured in the amount of activity, or in the inputs,” said Christa Olson, associate director of international initiatives for the …
Year: 2008
French-Language Quebec Youth Identity Symposium at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 15, 2008 CONTACT: Ritt Deitz, Executive Director, UW-Madison Professional French Masters Program (608) 262-4090, mdeitz@wisc.edu Historic Under-the-Radar French-Language Quebec Youth Identity Symposium at the UW-Madison French House on March …
Panel Discussion: Crisis in Kenya
The UW-Madison African Studies Program with the UW Human Rights Initiative presents a panel discussion “CRISIS IN KENYA” Panelists: Michael Schatzberg, Professor, Political Science Thomas Spear, Professor Emeritus, History Scott Straus, Assistant Professor, Political …
Growing — and Defining — ‘Global Studies’ [Inside Higher Ed]
by Elizabeth Redden at Inside Higher Ed What, exactly, do we mean when we say “global studies?” “That’s the central question,” Niklaus Steiner, the director of the Center for Global Initiatives at the University of …
Colleges May Face Challenges in Realizing Greater Internationalization [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
by Karen Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education There’s much buzz in academic circles about creating more-global college campuses, but to strengthen campuswide internationalization by capitalizing on often-disparate activities— such as study abroad, international research …
University of Wisconsin Grads Getting Prominent in Korea [dongA.com]
From dongA.com, February 20, 2008 The nomination of Federation of Korean Industries Vice Chairman Lee Youn-ho as commerce, industry, and energy minister highlights the growing prominence of University of Wisconsin graduates in Korea. The majority …
U.S. educators seek new ideas abroad [eSchool News]
Concern over American students’ international test results stirs fresh interest in ed-tech lessons from other countries By Robert L. Jacobson, Senior Editor, eSchool News With increasing anxiety, advocates of American education have been looking at …
Date Change: International Institute Faculty Book Series, February 26
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO FEBRUARY 26 The International Institute’s International Faculty Book Series (formerly the World Beyond Our Borders Book Series) on Human Rights around the World presents Gay …
Global Classrooms: U.S. Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad [NY Times]
By TAMAR LEWIN, New York Times, February 10, 2008 When John Sexton, the president of New York University, first met Omar Saif Ghobash, an investor trying to entice him to open a branch campus in …
Center for Global Health featured in Academic Medicine
Academic Medicine. 83(2):148-153, February 2008. Creating a Center for Global Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Global Health Initiatives Haq, Cynthia MD; Baumann, Linda PhD, RN; Olsen, Christopher W. DVM, PhD; Brown, Lori DiPrete MSPH; …