University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Chronicle of Higher Education – October 17, 2010 “Study Abroad’s New Focus Is Job Skills” By Karin Fischer EXCERPT: Even in an increasingly global economy, few companies set out to hire recent graduates who have studied or interned abroad. More than one survey of employers ranks international study low among cocurricular activities in its …
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 English translation. Professor Al-Mannai is the current dean of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Qatar University. She …
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 to campus to read from her book, Resisting Hitler: Mildred Fish-Harnack and the Red Orchestra. Blair Brysac is an author, …
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 their education. The program provides students with scholarship, mentoring, and networking opportunities. In 2003, the program began with 10 students, …
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, especially those involved in development of global health courses and/or initiation of field experiences and field research, which pertain directly …
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 emcee extraordinaire! A highlight of the evening was this video on UW–Madison’s International Learning Community (ILC). What is the ILC? …
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 honored in an exhibit opening today (Oct. 13) and a lecture Friday, Oct. 15. A native of Milwaukee, Fish-Harnack was …
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 Programs (IAP) office. Read an article about Wilcox’s retirement ceremony in The Daily Cardinal. Read the university news announcement, “Ceremony …
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 over 5 percent from last year at this time and 10 percent from two years ago. By far, the largest …
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 among the findings in a new report, “Internationalization of Higher Education: Global Trends, Regional Perspectives,” from the International Association of …