UW–Madison’s Tandem Press has awarded graduate students David Love and Emilee Taxman the Gabriele S. Haberland Graduate Student Printmaking Award for Travel to Europe. In 2019, UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Willy Haeberli established two annual travel awards of $4,000 each in …
Year: 2024
Wolff Fellow Crafts Year of Travel to Explore African Influence Worldwide
Max Koenig, from Baraboo, will follow his May 2024 graduation with a year-long exploration of the influence of African culture, history and music in communities that were impacted by slavery. His travels will take him …
Message from the Dean–April 2024
April is a month of showers, and in Wisconsin this means rain, sleet, and snow! However, the recent precipitation has not dampened our spirits; instead, it has nourished our curiosity about the many events happening …
International Film Brings Wisconsin’s Youth Together
Over 240 middle and high school students arrived at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison on Friday, April 5 for World Cinema Day, hosted by the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) and the Wisconsin Film Festival. …
Children’s Africa Story Hour Community Open House
The African Studies Program hosted a Children’s African Story Hour (CASH) as a part of UW–Madison’s 175th Anniversary Community Open House, a three-day event to share the university’s innovation and impact with the greater Madison …
“Waging Peace in Vietnam” to end tour with exhibit and events in Madison
After a tour that spanned seven years and 24 campuses in the U.S. and Vietnam, the acclaimed exhibit, “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War” will end its long run …
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Reflect on “A Life Unimagined” at 2024 Story Slam
Peace Corps volunteers are taught to expect the unexpected. This is not arbitrary advice, as many volunteers find themselves with experiences they will hold onto for the rest of their lives. At the 2024 Peace …
Message from the Dean–March 2024
The last month has been one of excitement and activity for the International Division. During the final days of February and the early days of March, we celebrated Peace Corps Week on campus. This has …
Remembering Professor Emeritus David Bordwell
David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on February 29, 2024 at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness. A prolific researcher, dedicated teacher, and …
Optimal growth: Kwon finds path in industrial engineering
Amid the difficulty of a turbulent first year of college, David Kwon stumbled upon one piece of good fortune. He had signed up for ISyE 191: The Practice of Industrial Engineering, purely because it was an …