This week, the Chronicle of Higher Education released its 2010 Fulbright rankings. UW-Madison ranked 11th among U.S. research universities for number of Fulbrights awarded. In all, 14 UW-Madison students received Fulbright awards for the 2010-11 …
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Language Program Opens Professional Doors and Boosts Job Prospects for Students
From the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Program Web site Language program opens professional doors, boosts job prospects for students When Junko Mori flies to Japan, she is constantly surprised by the stories of those around …
Center for South Asia to Host Pakistani Delegation
On Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 9-10:30 in Rm 206 Ingraham, the Center for South Asia will host eight Pakistani women who have been invited to Madison by State Representative Kelda Helen Roys. These women are …
[WSJ] Doug Moe: Madison Journalist Remembers a Former UW-Madison Student and Nazi Resister
Wisconsin State Journal — October 21, 2010 “Doug Moe: A Madison journalist’s effort to remember a former UW-Madison student and Nazi resister” EXCERPT Joel Waldinger saw the photographs that changed his life in an exhibit …
2010 Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellows Recognized
Each year, Global Studies hosts a luncheon to honor the recipients of the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship, awarded to outstanding UW-Madison graduate students whose work deepens international understanding and global social justice. At this year’s luncheon, …
[CHE] New Study Abroad Focus is Job Skills
The Chronicle of Higher Education – October 17, 2010 “Study Abroad’s New Focus Is Job Skills” By Karin Fischer EXCERPT: Even in an increasingly global economy, few companies set out to hire recent graduates who …
Qatar University Professor Al-Mannai to Speak on the Islamic View of Other Religions
On October 26, Professor Aisha Yousuf Al-Mannai, from Qatar University, will deliver the lecture “Islam’s View of Other Religions” at 4 p.m. at the Pyle Center’s AT&T Lounge. The lecture will be in Arabic, with …
Post-event Media: UW Alumna, Nazi Opponent Honored at UW
The Division of International Studies presented the tenth annual Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture on October 15, 2010. Continuing the university’s tradition of attentive scholarly promotion of human rights, Shareen Blair Brysac, returned …
Post-event Media: WISc Scholars Program Welcomes 15 New Students
The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program is an honors enrichment program offered by the Division of International Studies for undergraduate students in any college or major who are interested in adding an international dimension to …
Funding Opportunity: Center for Global Health 2011 Faculty and Staff Development Awards
Center for Global Health (CGH) Faculty and Staff Development Awards are available for UW faculty and staff who are CGH affiliates, to undertake international travel during 2011 that is related to educational and research activities, …