Kemal H. Karpat, the former chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 20, 2019, at the age of …
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Peace Corps Week to Feature National Teacher of the Year
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Peace Corps with a week of events, headlined by 2018 National Teacher of the Year and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mandy Manning, …
UW–Madison is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is once again included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018–2019 Fulbright U.S. Students. Eighteen students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison accepted Fulbright awards for …
Global Gateway program expands to Botswana and India
First they went to Shanghai. Next they went to Rio. This summer, 30 UW–Madison students will take part in faculty-led programs in Botswana and India—new locations offered through the Global Gateway Program. The Global Gateway …
Paving the Way to a World-Ready Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Language Roadmap
With over 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power outside of the United States, an increasing number of Wisconsin businesses are expanding internationally. To ensure a world-ready workforce for businesses throughout the state, Wisconsin schools …
Building bridges between Madison and Ethiopia
To cross the Blue Nile River in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, there’s only one option, short of braving the dark waters below. An aging, narrow bridge serves all types of travelers: cars, bikes, mopeds, rickshaws, pedestrians, …
UW student presents art exhibits in South Africa and the Met through internship
Children in Wisconsin and South Africa now share a special connection thanks to Shiloah Coley, a journalism major who is also pursuing certificates in art and African-American studies.
UW-Madison’s Hilyard receives best animation award at Austin Arthouse Film Festival
UW-Madison’s Stephen Hilyard, a professor of digital media with the School of Education’s Art Department, recently received the Svankmajer Award for Best Animation at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival for his animation, “Morning Glory”.
UW ADVANCE PROGRAM TURNS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTO BADGERS IN THREE WEEKS
The Wisconsin Idea echoed through the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dejope Hall on Oct. 12, when about 70 students from three Chinese universities gathered for the culmination of the UW Advance program. UW–Madison’s notion that education should touch people’s …
Peace Corps Director to Visit UW-Madison in Honor of Ranking as Top Volunteer University
Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will travel to UW–Madison Nov. 28–30 to celebrate UW–Madison ranking as #1 on Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities list for the second year in a row.