The fall semester is off to a great start with students, faculty, and staff returning to campus and filling Bascom Hill with the sounds of delight at seeing friends again after the summer break and …
International Division
Fischer Retires After Nearly 30 Years of Service in Global Higher Education
Maj Fischer, Assistant Dean for International Strategy and Partnerships, retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on September 19, leaving behind a legacy of creating connections during an almost 30-year career in higher education.
UW–Madison’s Popkewitz shares expertise with international audiences
UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, continues to share his scholarship with colleagues around the world. Popkewitz is an internationally recognized researcher with six honorary doctorates …
Talking Politics: Elohim Monard on Launching “Conversando de Política”
At a moment when politics often feels polarized and overwhelming, PhD candidate Elohim Monard is creating space for thoughtful dialogue. His new podcast, Conversando de Política, highlights the voices of political communication scholars from around …
Adapted Fitness hosts Irish disability advocates sharing message of joy and inclusion
A son-and-father duo from Ireland, better known as “Fionnathan,” shared a powerful message of inclusion with UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness community last month.
Focus on new faculty: Sébastien Philippe aims to reduce the risk of nuclear war
Early in his academic career, Sébastien Philippe realized the potential for his work to have a major societal impact. His research on the consequences of French nuclear weapon testing in the South Pacific led to him co-authoring …
Message from the Dean–Summer 2025
The International Division is one of the places on campus that continues to buzz during the summer months, and this year has been no exception. We had more than 800 students participating in summer study …
Rewiring Perspectives: Deborah Moreno’s Journey Through Singapore and Germany
Most engineering students’ schedules consist of a mixture of lectures, labs, and study time that range from the early morning into the night. These students perform balancing acts, juggling extracurricular activities, social time, and finding …
Tracing the Paths of Migration
As her fellow graduating seniors prepare to close out their final semester at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is laying out her itinerary to spend a year abroad, traveling to seven countries around the world to connect …
Catherine Carroll Awarded UW-Madison’s 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship
IRIS NRC is delighted to announce that UW-Madison senior Catherine “Cat” Carroll has been awarded a 2025 Reporting Fellowship by the Pulitzer Center. Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowships support students pursuing independent journalism projects on underreported …