The Brazil Month events will continue on Thursday, April 28, 2011 with a lecture entitled “A Rising Power’s Challenge to Lead: Brazil’s Growing Presence and Influence in the Region” given by Paulo Sotero, director of …
Month: April 2011
UW-Madison Embraces International Internships
Why intern abroad? If you keep hearing that question, you’re not alone. A recent article in eCALS, asks “Why an International Internship?“, and addresses this very question. UW-Madison is dedicated to excellence in education, and …
[Global Hot Spots Lecture Series] Michael Corradini to Speak on the Future of Nuclear Power in the U.S.
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue on Friday, May 6, 2011 with an update on the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor in Japan, and discussion of the future of nuclear …
State Department Internship Program Information Session: April 27
On April 27, David Rodriguez, UW-Madison’s foreign affairs campus coordinator, will host a one-hour information session on U.S. Department of State Internships from 3-4:30 p.m. at 1101 Humanities. A former Department of State intern in …
UW-Madison Welcomes Gift of Celebrated Taiwanese Feature Films
MADISON – “The medium of film allows us to ‘visit’ lands and even times far away, where we often discover … our shared humanity makes us much more alike than we might have thought,” says …
[Center for South Asia] Welcome Ambassador Kishan Rana, Distinguished International Visitor
The Center for South Asia welcomes former Indian Ambassador and Senior Policy Analyst Kishan Rana to campus. Mr. Rana will be on campus for three weeks as a Distinguished International Visitor under the auspices …
14th Annual NCOLCTL Conference Focused on Collaboration, Innovation, and Globalization
The National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) held its 14th annual conference titled “Building Language Capacity: Collaboration, Innovation, Globalization” in Madison, April 7-10, 2011. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet joined researchers and …
[Huffington Post] UW Alum Anna Therese Day, American in Egypt, Answers Your Questions
Huffington Post- April 12, 2011 “Anna Day, An American in Egypt, Answers Your Questions” Anna Therese Day (’10), recent grad and Middle East Studies (MES) Program student, has been covering the democratic upheavals throughout the …
China Scholarship Council Visits UW-Madison
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the China Scholarship Council delegation met with UW-Madison campus leaders. The China Scholarship Council provides a special scholarship for the Chinese Champions Program participants. The visit was arranged by the …
Interview with Peace Corps Director and UW Alum Aaron S. Williams
By Kerry G. Hill, Division of International Studies “We’re really happy to be here,” says Aaron S. Williams, arriving at Memorial Union for an interview. “This is really a wonderful opportunity for me to …