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  2. Year: 2021
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Month: February 2021

Message from the dean: The continuing UW–Madison connection

Posted on February 25, 2021

Over the past weeks UW–Madison has celebrated appointments of alumni into key positions on the national and world stage. Most recently, Linda Thomas-Greenfield was confirmed as Ambassador to the United Nations—a role in which she …

Posted in Alumni, News

UW–Madison is a 2020–2021 top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Posted on February 23, 2021

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020–2021 Fulbright U.S. Students. Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational …

Posted in Awards & GrantsTagged fulbright

UW Alumna Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as Ambassador to the United Nations

Posted on February 23, 2021

On February 23, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the 31st U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Thomas-Greenfield, who received a master’s from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as an honorary doctorate, …

Posted in Alumni, NewsTagged linda thomas-greenfield, united nations

Peace Corps milestone to feature historic gathering

Posted on February 15, 2021

On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order that established the Peace Corps. That order has led to more than 240,000 Americans serving worldwide, including over 6,400 Wisconsinites, nearly 3,300 of …

Posted in Peace CorpsTagged aaron williams, anniversary, Peace Corps

Beth Nguyen in TIME Magazine: The Comfort of a Lunar New Year in Isolation

Posted on February 11, 2021

Professor of English shares her memories of celebrating the Vietnamese holiday as a child. “Lunar New Year might bring to mind festivals and fireworks, but I’ve always associated it with a kind of isolation. Long before …

Posted in NewsTagged College of Letters and Science, International Holiday

Message from the dean: Looking ahead at spring 2021

Posted on February 2, 2021

The spring semester is always an energetic time on campus. And spring 2021, even as we continue to work within health guidelines to create a safe environment for the campus community, will be no different …

Posted in NewsTagged Guido Podesta, international

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