University of Wisconsin–Madison
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 over the previous year declined for the third consecutive year, according to survey results released today by the Council of …
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 about the resulting mazes of social relations in an increasingly global world. The June 2008 Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism conference organized …
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 tied for 35th among 262 national doctoral universities. Last year, the university ranked eighth among public universities and 38th out …
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 with the future of our planet. And it provides Wisconsin businesses with the talent they need to remain competitive in …
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 a proposed federal initiative would raise that number to one million within the next decade. The recent setback in efforts …
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 in-depth look at the events shaping our society. Along with an exciting slate of scheduled lectures, expect the kinds of …
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, what mode of campus transportation to use and where to find the cheapest textbooks, Sevett was overwhelmed when choosing her …
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 thought students deserved to learn even more about the interconnected world in which they would soon be teaching. “The idea …
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 enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. But even before the 2008 Games, China was already on its way as the hot …
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 firm. International companies reported gross margins 4 percent higher than those with no global strategy and were hiring workers at …