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 …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Great World Texts Program
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 …
Africa Forward: Journalism and African Studies with Cyrus Farivar
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 …
High School Students at World Cinema Day View German, Iranian Cultures
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, …
Inside Islam Receives SSRC Funding
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 …
Organizing a World of Knowledge [Inside Higher Education]
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 …
Engineering Good Will in El Salvador [Greater Milwaukee Today]
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 …
Lecture: Food Security and Bioenergy
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 …
German Ambassador to the U.S. Visits UW-Madison
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.” …
The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin
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 …