University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing to sign a historic agreement with one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Iraq. On Monday, March 30, UW–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will meet by videoconference with Tikrit University President Maher Saleh Allawi to sign a memorandum of understanding pledging to explore and pursue opportunities for educational …
UW Communications High school students in Wisconsin are digging into great world literature that would bewilder older and more experienced readers: “Don Quixote,” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Dante’s Inferno,” by Dante Alighieri, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. All the students need is a chance …
Need inspiration on how to apply your interests in African Studies and Journalism after graduation? Come and meet Cyrus Farivar to find out how he went from studying abroad in UW’s Senegal program in 2003 to reporting for National Public Radio and The New York Times within five years of graduation. Thursday, March 26th, 3:30pm …
CONTACT: Wendy Johnson, 608-262-1473, wsjohnso@wisc.edu MADISON – On Friday, April 3, Wisconsin high school students and teachers will participate in World Cinema Day, for an educational screening of “Football Under Cover” (Germany, 2008: in German, Persian and English with English subtitles) , a film that documents the efforts of both the Iranian and German teams …
UW–Madison’s Global Studies and the Inside Islam team have received a second year of Social Science Research Council (SSRC) funding for Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates. Inside Islam is a collaboration of UW–Madison’s National Resource Centers and Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders.
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education At “globalized” universities, mapping can be a challenge – mapping where and in what forms international connections and research can be found on a campus. But try mapping what’s happening across multiple universities and you could end up – as a dozen researchers recently did – with 10,000+ pages …
By Dan Muckelbauer – GM Today Staff You wouldn’t expect detail-oriented, data-based engineering types to go all cross-cultural, change-the-world- one-village-at-a-time kumbayah. But then Engineers Without Borders at the University of Wisconsin–Madison isn’t your typical 4-year-old organization. Neither are its partnerships with groups as diverse as Rotary and churches, including in West Bend. Nor are its …
Roy F. Weston Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainability “Food Security and Bioenergy: Approaches to assess a complex relationship – Experiences from FAO’s work in Tanzania” Presented by Andreas von Brandt, UN Food and Agriculture Organization Date: Monday, March 30 Time: 4:30 pm Location: 1106 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Ave. We are pleased to announce that …
Press Release DATE: March 20, 2009 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Madison-German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth will give a public lecture on April 1 at UW–Madison entitled “The Transatlantic Agenda – A German Perspective.” He will also deliver the keynote address at the German-American International Symposium “Excursions in German-American Studies: Celebrating 25 Years at …
Mark Copelovitch, Political Science Menzie Chinn, La Follette School of Public Affairs Darian Ibrahim, UW Law School Wednesday, March 25 2:45 PM – 5:30 PM Reception 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Lubar Commons Law School Registration Requested. CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys pending. About the event: Due to globalization, international society is rapidly shrinking with …