On October 26, Professor Aisha Yousuf Al-Mannai, from Qatar University, will deliver the lecture “Islam’s View of Other Religions” at 4 p.m. at the Pyle Center’s AT&T Lounge. The lecture will be in Arabic, with …
Month: October 2010
Post-event Media: UW Alumna, Nazi Opponent Honored at UW
The Division of International Studies presented the tenth annual Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture on October 15, 2010. Continuing the university’s tradition of attentive scholarly promotion of human rights, Shareen Blair Brysac, returned …
Post-event Media: WISc Scholars Program Welcomes 15 New Students
The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program is an honors enrichment program offered by the Division of International Studies for undergraduate students in any college or major who are interested in adding an international dimension to …
Funding Opportunity: Center for Global Health 2011 Faculty and Staff Development Awards
Center for Global Health (CGH) Faculty and Staff Development Awards are available for UW faculty and staff who are CGH affiliates, to undertake international travel during 2011 that is related to educational and research activities, …
UW Foundation Celebrates International Education, Research, Service
Last Friday the University Wisconsin Foundation hosted its annual Bascom Hill Society Autumn Dinner Event, the theme of which was international education, research, and service at UW-Madison. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet was the …
Nazi Fighter, Alumna Honored in Exhibit, Lecture
UW-Madison News Release – October 13, 2010 Mildred Fish-Harnack, a famous University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna who was the only American executed in Nazi Germany as an underground conspirator on orders of Adolf Hitler, is being …
Study Abroad Scholarships Named in Honor of Retiring UW Foundation President
Two study abroad scholarships – one to Asia, the other to France – have been named in honor of retiring UW Foundation president Andrew “Sandy” Wilcox. The scholarships will be administered through UW-Madison’s International Academic …
[The Badger Herald] International Students at UW on the Rise
The Badger Herald – October 12, 2010 EXCERPT: Currently there are 5,082 international students on campus, including degree-seeking and study abroad students, as well as undergraduate, graduate and professional students. This number has grown by …
[CHE] Universities’ Internationalization Strategies Vary Widely by Region
The Chronicle of Higher Education – October 6, 2010 EXCERPT: Universities throughout the world are increasingly focused on internationalizing, but their reasons, and the ways in which they proceed, vary widely by region. These are …
Post-event Media: Division of International Studies Advisory Board Met Oct. 7-8
The Division of International Studies welcomed its advisory board at an evening reception on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Speaking at the reception were Anthony Carroll, vice president of Manchester Trade Ltd. and adjunct professor at …