The earliest maps of the land that was to become our state were generated by French explorers, who transcribed the Algonquian lexicon according to French grapho-phonemic relations. Many of these early maps carry the term …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Library Hosts Film Series on Haiti, Honors Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, the UW–Madison Library will host “Haiti: Past and Present” film series beginning February 2, with a showing of the film HAITI, Land of Tragedy, Land of Hope in the …
Haitian Student Offers Practical Solutions at Panel Discussion
On January 28, 2010, panelists gathered to discuss, “HAITI: Perspectives on Crisis” in the Red Gym’s On Wisconsin room. Gergens Polynice, an M.A. candidate in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS), who was in …
Study Abroad — Pricey? Or Priceless?
EXCERPT from The Wall Street Journal: Patti Ristau says she was terrified when she first landed in Seville, Spain, for a semester studying abroad. Though she had a double major from the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
International Content in “Year of the Humanities” Series
As part of the Year of the Humanities series, free, public lectures, panels, performances, and a film screening will explore the latest in what is new and exciting in humanities thought, teaching, and research. International …
HAITI: Perspectives on Crisis – Panel Jan. 28
Join panelists to discuss, “HAITI: Perspectives on Crisis,” on January 28. The event will take place at noon in the Red Gym’s On Wisconsin room. UPDATE: Joining the panelists will be Gergens Polynice, an M.A. …
Global Hotspots Lecture Series: Jonathan Patz “Climate Change and Health”
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, will present “Climate Change and Health: Avoiding Crises while Taking Golden Opportunities” on Friday, January 29, 2010, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. Patz will address the …
Pre-dissertation Travel Grants – Summer 2010: “Remaking the Developmental State”
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to …
Misconceptions Frustrate UW Campus Muslims [Isthmus]
It’s a hard enough path to follow without being linked to terrorism It’s 12:30 p.m. on a Friday in December. Dalia Saleh and her friends are kneeling on the floor, bowing their heads in reverence …
Controversy over International Students Joining Union at UW
U. Of Wis. Union Excludes Foreign Students – Channel 3000 January 22, 2010 International students won’t be allowed to join a union for research assistants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under a new policy that …