By Eugene McCormack, The Chronicle of Higher Education The number of foreign students admitted to graduate schools at American colleges and universities grew in 2008 for the fourth straight year, but the rate of increase …
Steve Barcus
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Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism Conference
The twenty-first century promises increasing movement–both voluntary and forced–of people from their natal homelands. This rapid diffusion of people, ideas, and practices poses enormous challenges: for managing populations, for creating political communities, and for thinking …
UW-Madison moves up in latest rankings
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked seventh among public institutions in the 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, produced by U.S. News and World Report. The issue will be on newsstands today (Aug. 22). UW-Madison also …
Growing Global Talent for Wisconsin and the World
All University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates, regardless of major, need the global skills, attitudes and knowledge essential to succeeding in an increasingly interconnected world. UW-Madison is committed to educating globally aware leaders who will be entrusted …
Expanding Student Choices in Study Abroad [Inside Higher Ed]
By Richard C. Sutton, Inside Higher Ed. This summer tens of thousands of American college students are studying in overseas programs around the world. More than 200,000 U.S. students now study abroad each year, and …
Mark Your Calendars Now for Global Hot Spots
The popular Global Hot Spots Series kicks off its fall program on Friday, September 5, focusing on topics of worldwide importance and local interest. Join Madison-area learners and go beyond the headlines to take an …
First-year Interest Groups take off at UW-Madison
by Bobbi Jo Snethen for UW Communications Alex Sevett remembers the vast amount of choices she was presented with upon entering her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Aside from deciding where to live, …
New Certificate Program: Global Perspectives
For several years, the School of Education has required its students to take three credits of non-western contemporary culture to help expose students to a globalizing world. But Associate Dean Ken Zeichner and his colleagues …
China hopes to attract more US college students [Associated Press]
By JUSTIN POPE – Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece …
International companies fare better, study says [Wisconsin State Journal]
By Marv Balousek, Wisconsin State Journal Companies with foreign operations are earning more profits and hiring more workers than those operating only in the U.S., according to an annual survey by the RSM McGladrey accounting …