Dr. Lalita du Perron is the associate director of the Center for South Asia and the faculty associate for the India Initiative, as well as a faculty liaison for the study abroad program in Varanasi, …
Month: February 2011
[CIBER] International Business Lectures Held Feb. 25 and March 8
India: Steps for Business Success Friday, February 25 Holiday Inn Campus 2703 Craig Road Eau Claire, Wisconsin The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased to partner with the UW-Madison Center for …
[UW Law] Teach-in will Provide Insight into Legal and Political Issues Raised by the Budget Repair Bill
The University of Wisconsin Law School will host a ‘Teach-in’ on the legal and political issues raised by Governor Walker’s budget repair bill on February 23, 2011. This academic forum seeks to provide insights into …
[ISS-MDGAP] United Nations Speaker to Visit UW-Madison Feb. 24
UW-Madison has the honor of hosting Dr. Balasubramaniam Murali of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a series of free talks focusing on development in Afghanistan, careers with the United Nations, and the U.N. …
Post-event Media: UW Panelists Respond to Political Unrest in Egypt
As events in Egypt continued to make headlines around the world, the University of Wisconsin-Madison brought the discussion to campus. The Division of International Studies, the African Studies Program, and the Middle East Studies Program …
[UW News] StoryCorps to Take Part in UW- Madison Peace Corps Event
UW- Madison News — February 8, 2011 StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison from March …
[Center for South Asia] Twelve Documentaries from South Asia Brought to UW-Madison
February 18-20: Traveling Film South Asia 2010 Twelve outstanding documentaries from South Asia Memorial Union The Center for South Asia presents: Traveling Film South Asia 2010. The 12 touring documentaries of Traveling Film South Asia …
Post-event Media: Author Lends Insight on the Rise of the Global Education Market
Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, gave a public speech on the rise of the global education market on Monday, January 31, 2011. A senior fellow …
[UW News] UW-Madison Ranks Eighth in Peace Corps Volunteers
UW-Madison News — February 3, 2011 For the 11th year in a row, UW-Madison has placed in the top tier of the Peace Corps’ nationwide list of large schools producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 91 …
Panel Discussion on the Protests in Egypt Scheduled for February 14
The Division of International Studies, in partnership with the African Studies Program and the Middle East Studies program, will sponsor a panel discussion on the protests in Egypt. Panelists include UW-Madison professors Nevine El-Nossery, (French …