The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to rank among the national leaders in the number of students studying abroad, with 2,159 students studying outside the United States for academic credit in 2010-11, according to the 2012 …
Year: 2012
With right approach, language skills can provide job-seeking edge
Nancy Heingartner never expected that studying in Soviet Union to teach Russian language would lead to diplomatic work. Yet Heingartner went on to receive a Fascell Fellowship in the late 1990s and worked for a …
Students, learn about FLAS opportunities
Two information sessions for students interested in applying for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards for Summer 2013 and the 2013-14 academic year are scheduled (please note different times for graduate and undergraduate applicants): …
Sadiqi: ‘The work I do is very much linked with who I am’
On Thursday, November 8, Fatima Sadiqi will speak on the UW–Madison campus about North African Women’s Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring as this fall’s J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished …
Fulbright-Hays DDRA: How to write a successful proposal
Two information sessions are scheduled at UW–Madison for graduate students considering applying (or re-applying) for a dissertation research grant through the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA), administered through the U.S. Department of Education. The …
China Town Hall event focuses on impact of social media
While en route to Beijing in 2011 to begin his post as the new U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke stopped at a Starbucks in Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to buy a cup of coffee. A …
UW–Madison students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright program grants
Fourteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2012-13 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. Additionally, three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants, and …
UW–Madison students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright grants
Fourteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2012-13 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. Additionally, three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants, and …
Moroccan pioneer in women’s rights to speak on aftermath of Arab Spring
Fatima Sadiqi, who founded a women’s NGO working on family law reforms and women’s rights in her native Morocco, will speak on “North African Women’s Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring” as this …
UW–Madison School of Education extends international reach
As his final student-teaching placement drew to a close last April, Luke Kramer reflected on the experience: “I have been a teacher in Africa for two months, and in this time I have become better …