The Language Program Office has announced that recordings from this summer’s Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Career Fair are now available! This year’s fair featured a three-day Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) Professional Development …
Month: September 2023
Message from the Dean: Beginning the 2023-2024 academic year
September is a special month in Madison, where the beginning of meteorological autumn is marked by the arrival of moving vans, football fans, and new students from around the world. Three decades ago, I was …
Boren Awards open doors to language learning and new horizons
This fall, as most Badgers settle into Madison, three UW–Madison students, including senior Madeline Rutherford, will instead travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a year of advanced Russian language study on the Russian Overseas Flagship Capstone …
International Dean Frances Vavrus: A message of support following the disaster in Libya
To the entire UW-Madison community, The past week has been devastating for the people of Northern Africa. Morocco experienced a powerful earthquake just days ago, and now torrential rain and the collapse of two dams …
Q&A: New International Division Dean Frances Vavrus
Frances Vavrus joined the International Division as vice provost and dean on July 31, bringing with her a wealth of experience as a leader, scholar, and global citizen. Vavrus is no stranger to UW–Madison nor …
International Dean Frances Vavrus: A message of support following the Morocco earthquake
To the UW–Madison community, In the wake of disasters such as the earthquake that has devastated Morocco, words seem insufficient to convey the sadness we feel for those impacted. As the people of the region …