Four scholars with ties to UW-Madison’s School of Education traveled to China last month to take part in the 2018 International Network of Education Institutes’ (INEI) Summer Program, which was hosted by Beijing Normal University.
Month: August 2018
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Deliver Fish-Harnack Lecture
Navi Pillay is a seasoned fighter in the struggle for human rights. From being the first woman to start a law practice in her home province in South Africa to her role as UN High …
Great World Texts in Wisconsin
Great World Texts in Wisconsin is a yearlong program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for the Humanities that brings contemporary and historical literature from around the world to life in Wisconsin high schools. Focusing …
Alex Frecon ’09 Passing the Puck in Pyongyang
When Alex Frecon ’09 left his home in Minnesota to play hockey against the North Korean men’s national team in Pyongyang in March 2017, he didn’t tell his parents — or anyone else except for two close …
Solving the Mystery of Cosmic Rays
Since cosmic rays were discovered in 1912, scientists have sought the origins of these mysterious particles. In September 2017, a flash of blue light in the ice deep beneath the South Pole set researchers on …
UW-Madison’s Apple delivers keynote at international symposium in Singapore
UW-Madison’s Michael W. Apple earlier this month delivered the keynote address at the International Symposium on Cultural Legacy and Educational Institutions, which was held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
UW alumna blazed trail for women in Japan through writings and translations
Kyoko “Michi” Michishita ’67 knows the power of words. For over four decades, Michi has used her talents for writing and translation to share feminism, pacifism, art, and history across borders—introducing audiences to icons of …
UW–Madison International and Area Studies Centers Awarded $4 Million in Federal Grants
Eight area and international studies centers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive $4 million in federal Title VI grants for the 2018-19 academic year under the National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and …
Global Learning Experience Prepares Wisconsin MBA Students for International Business
They may have been nearly 9,000 miles from Madison, but the traveling Wisconsin MBA students found themselves immersed in an activity that felt right at home: swapping ideas and best practices with other business professionals …
4W SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SHOW GLOBAL IMPACT
4W, an initiative founded at the School of Human Ecology (SoHE), is aiming to leverage the strengths of UW-Madison “to make life better for women and make the world better for all.” Indeed, the most …