This summer, as many as 20 students from across Dane County will be exploring Korean language and culture through the UW-Madison STARTALK Korean Language and Culture Academy. The STARTALK program, an initiative of the National …
Month: February 2017
UW-Madison among top producer of Fulbright students and scholars
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently announced the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2016–2017 Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students.
UW-Madison selected to host young African leaders in summer 2017
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will again host 25 of Africa’s emerging leaders in in June for a six-week public management academic and leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Fischer to serve as Interim Director of External Relations
Maj Fischer has been appointed as interim director of external relations, effective March 1, 2017. The move comes as current director of external relations, Cynthia Williams, assumes a new post in Washington, D.C. as International …
Trailblazing African History Scholar Jan Vansina Passes Away
Professor emeritus Jan Vansina, one of the world’s foremost historians of Africa, died peacefully in Madison on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.