University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW News Release – December 13, 2010 The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s African Studies Program will host “Peace Corps and Africa: 50 Years,” an event honoring a half century of volunteer service. On March 24-26, 2011, returned Peace Corps volunteers, Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, musicians, artists, storytellers and some of the Peace Corps’ early founders …
Wisconsin State Journal — December 9, 2010 EXCERPT: UW–Madison enrolls nearly 2,000 degree-seeking students from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2007-2008, 178 UW–Madison students studied abroad in the greater China area. Gilles Bousquet, vice provost for globalization, said he wants to make it the No. 1 destination for study abroad trips. He’s said Martin’s …
UW News Release – December 8, 2010 The 2010 Chinese Champions program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is winding up a highly successful inaugural session amid news that the innovative exchange has been extended for three additional years. The groundbreaking program allowed eight Olympic-caliber Chinese student-athletes and coaches to live and study at UW–Madison as …
UW News Release — December 6, 2010 A campus visit on Wednesday, Dec. 8, by 30 high school students of Arabic will unite a U.S. Department of State program and several language and culture initiatives at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Arabic program at Wisconsin’s Plymouth High School, near Sheboygan, is funded by a grant …
USA Today – December 8, 2010 EXCERPT: Scores from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment to be released Tuesday show 15-year-old students in the U.S. performing about average in reading and science, and below average in math. Out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math. …
Badgers who wrote for the Badgers Abroad Blog (BAB) this past semester, share their experiences. The Badgers Abroad Blog is administered by UW–Madison’s Division of International Studies. To contribute, please e-mail communication@international.wisc.edu. Jenny Parker Jenny Parker is a student in the Professional FrenchMasters Program at UW–Madison. As part of the program she is required to do an …
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue on Friday, December 10, 2010, with the talk “‘God Spends Most of His Time in Africa’: Religion, Education, and the International Political Economy” by Amy Stambach. This free and public lecture will take place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center, located at 702 …
This past summer, Helen Beckner, an International Studies major and sophomore at UW–Madison took the time to travel. Helen’s travel was a bit more unique than most. Through help from Latin America, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS), Helen was able to fund a two-week volunteer trip to the Dominican Republic. Helen, along with a small …
Are you interested in exploring and expanding your role as a global citizen this spring? If yes, sign up for the course or pass the information on: CALS International Seminar: International Issues in Agriculture, Environment, and Life Sciences Course Goals include: Introduce you to major international issues that are critical to you, the nation, and …
The earliest maps of the land that was to become our state were generated by French explorers, who transcribed the Algonquian lexicon according to French grapho-phonemic relations. Many of these early maps carry the term “Ouisconsin,” later Anglicized to Wisconsin. Cognizant that we live in a world of challenges that increasingly require international solutions, Wisconsin …