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Professor Aili Mari Tripp (Political Science, Gender & Women’s Studies) was a featured guest on World Focus Radio. Tune in: Online radio show on African women in power Over the past several decades, women politicians have made strides in Africa. The share of parliamentary seats held by women increased from 7 percent in 1990 to …
Rui Yang Professor Faculty of Education University of Hong Kong April 20, 2009 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street This event is free and open to the public. In the coming decade, Peking University aims to achieve world-class status as an international research institution. However, the institution has encountered a fundamental …
Chris Olsen, Associate Dean and Professor – School of Veterinary Medicine Friday, April 17 1:30pm – 2:30pm The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Join Madison-area learners for a free, thought-provoking lecture series on current events and global affairs. UW faculty experts will discuss international topics ranging from politics, global health and economics to human rights …
– John Ferrick, associate director of international programs, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Robert Heideman Award for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach Ferrick has consistently gone above and beyond expectations in developing and leading the university’s engagement with rural communities in Uganda. During his tenure, he has helped establish a public health and …
World Languages Day is an educational outreach program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute. At World Languages Day, high school students from throughout the state of Wisconsin gather on the UW–Madison campus to experience for a day what the university can offer them for a lifetime. Through workshops focusing on storytelling, cinema, skits, cuisine, …
The Department of Rural Sociology presents Saskia Sassen Friday, April 17th at 3:00pm 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Sponsored by the Haller Lecture Fund, University Lectures Committee, CALS International Committee, Department of Rural Sociology, Department of Sociology, and International Studies Abstract – We are seeing the formation of new, often highly specialized, assemblages of bits of …
Ahead of Her Time: A Conversation with Ambassador Jean Wilkowski Thursday, April 23 12pm – 1pm 260 Bascom Hall Co-sponsored by the Division of International Studies, International Studies Major, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the African Studies Program. After earning her master’s degree in journalism, Wilkowski went into a career with the …
From Argentina to England to Jordan, a record number of 1,000 photos were submitted to this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest. Winners were chosen from four different categories: Natural Landscapes, Urban Landscapes, People and Culture, and Badgers Abroad. The top three winners in each category will receive prizes and recognition in our joint Annual Photography …
From UW–Madison Communications Ten University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. A ceremony and reception are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the Lee Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Among the recipients are: Richard Goodkin, professor of French and Italian, Chancellor’s Award. Goodkin has taught …
Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Grainger Hall on Tuesday, April 14. by Kiera Wiatrak for UW–Madison Communications The Gallup Center for Muslim Studies is a nonpartisan research center that conducts studies and analysis on the views of Muslims worldwide. …