Six UW–Madison alumni were recognized by Madison365 last week as being among the “Most Influential Latino Leaders” list for 2021. A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from …
Year: 2021
Student Org Spotlight: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums
The iSchool’s student organizations are where students express their creativity and leadership skills within communities of practice. Recently, we caught up with Morgan Reardon, the Community Connections Chair of the Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums …
Two UW–Madison seniors were finalists this year for the Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison seniors Qianyun (Lexi) Luo and Hawra Aljawad reached the final stage of competition this year for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate academic honors in the world. …
Books by UW–Madison’s Apple published in Iran
A series of books by UW–Madison’s Michael Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been translated and published by the company Agahpub …
Inclusion Committee Strives to Create Equitable and Diverse Space for Students
In the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, students, faculty and staff are collaborating on efforts surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion. Following the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department in May 2020, …
International Division Proud to Welcome Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams for International Education Week
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Division was proud to host former Peace Corps director Aaron Williams (MBA ’73) to deliver a keynote discussion Monday on his new book, “A Life Unimagined” to kick off International …
UW-Madison’s new Center for DREAMers builds a unified space for DACA recipients
Game On: Scott Mellor leverages a popular videogame to engage students in a first-year medieval studies course
It took awhile for Scott Mellor to realize he was teaching his class backwards. For years, Mellor, a distinguished teaching faculty member with the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic+ Studies, would begin his popular …
Dean Vallabh Sambamurthy Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award From Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Sambamurthy accepted the prestigious award on …
UW–Madison rises in Open Doors rankings for study abroad participation, international students
As International Education Week begins, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has additional cause for celebration with the release of the 2021 Open Doors Report. The report lists UW–Madison as #4 among all U.S. universities for study …