The world’s largest financial newspaper, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, published an op-ed by La Follette School Professor Menzie Chinn about the causes and possible global impact of the US dollar’s growing strength.
Month: November 2018
Apple delivers two lectures overseas on ‘The Challenges of Critical Education’
UW-Madison’s Michael Apple recently delivered two presentations in Europe.
UW-Madison students make discoveries, explore Italy in archaeological expedition
For two UW–Madison students, Italy is more than just a place with great gelato (although they say that certainly is a large part of it.) Instead, they view the country as a place brimming with …
Warming up to hygge
A traditional Danish concept is giving Americans the warm fuzzies. But a Scandinavian Studies professor warns we might be missing the true essence of hygge.
Author and TV host Rick Steves to headline International Education Week 2018
Rick Steves, guidebook author, television host, columnist and European travel expert will present this year’s International Education Week keynote lecture “Travel as a Political Act.” The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., …
Badgers without borders: MS&E students abroad
Today’s global economy means more opportunities than ever for engineers to work in diverse teams and in far-flung locations.
UW-MADISON RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP STUDENTS AND ALUMNI ATTEND HACKATHON EVENT
In order to connect, network, and learn with other Language Flagship students throughout the United States, the Russian Flagship Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sent four attendees to the Flagship Hackathon in Washington DC …
UW-Madison’s King, Lang conduct workshops on Authentic Intellectual Work in Israel
UW-Madison’s Bruce King and Laura Lang conducted four days of workshops in Tel Aviv, Israel, with regional teacher leaders, as well as leaders from the Mofet Institute, the Ministry of Education, and the Yad Hanadiv Foundation.