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  2. Year: 2010
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Month: August 2010

Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Program Helped Students Gain Intensive Summer Learning Experience

Posted on August 17, 2010

While many students spend their summers working, traveling, or just relaxing, a few choose to use those months studying the languages and cultures of distant lands right here in Madison. Beginning June 12 and continuing …

Posted in Languages

Learn More About International Internships with Maj Fischer

Posted on August 17, 2010

Maj Fischer is the managing director of the International Internships Program (IIP) on campus. She works to connect local Wisconsin businesses and internship program offices with foreign exchange and Madison students. Before leading IIP, Maj …

Posted in Internships & Careers, Partnerships, Study Abroad, Wisconsin Idea

UW Student Association Shows Support for Pakistan

Posted on August 13, 2010

Read a message from UW-Madison’s Pakistani Student Association: The worst flooding in northwest Pakistan for the past 80 years is now believed to have killed more than 1,500 people; most of them belonging to poor …

Posted in Wisconsin Idea

[CHE] With New Survey, Chinese Colleges Ask Students What They Really Think

Posted on August 13, 2010

The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 9, 2010) “With New Survey, Chinese Colleges Ask Students What They Really Think” by Mary Hennock EXCERPT: Imagine a university where student numbers have doubled within five years. That …

Posted in Partnerships

[NYT] For American Students, Life Lessons in the Mideast

Posted on August 12, 2010

The New York Times (August 6, 2010) “For American Students, Life Lessons in the Mideast” by Jennifer Conlin EXCERPT: In what educators are calling the fastest growing study-abroad program, American college students are increasingly choosing …

Posted in Languages, Study Abroad

[WSJ] More International Students Enrolling at UW-Madison

Posted on August 10, 2010

Wisconsin State Journal (August 6, 2010) —  “On Campus: More International Students Enrolling at University of Wisconsin-Madison” by Deborah Ziff Expect the incoming freshman class at UW-Madison to have a little more international flavor. After …

Posted in Partnerships, Wisconsin Idea

UW-Madison Diversity Programs Undergo Realignment

Posted on August 5, 2010

UW News Release, August 4, 2010 By Stacy Forster University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. Deluca Jr. have approved a number of new initiatives to strategically align and enhance diversity efforts …

Posted in News

Global Scholars Awards Help Faculty, Staff Internationalize Learning

Posted on August 3, 2010

by Masarah Van Eyck When Emily Dickmann took 23 UW–Madison undergraduate students on an alternative spring break service learning trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, she knew they had learned some valuable things. “There …

Posted in Awards & Grants, Faculty & Staff, Partnerships, Research, Wisconsin IdeaTagged Academics, Awards and Grants, Global Health, Global Sustainability, Partnerships

Division and WAA Announce Issue 3, Wisconsin Worldview

Posted on August 3, 2010

From Beijing to New York, Kurgen to Kickapoo, our Badger community spans the globe. In this issue of Wisconsin Worldview, read about the ways our alumni are using what they learned right here on campus …

Posted in Alumni, Languages, Partnerships, Study Abroad, Wisconsin Idea

[MJS] National Guard’s New Mission – Agriculture

Posted on August 3, 2010

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (July 30, 2010) “National Guard’s New Mission: Agriculture,” by Meg Jones EXCERPT: It might sound odd to send veterinarians, agronomists and horticulture experts to war, but if the goal is to turn …

Posted in Wisconsin Idea
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