By Elizabeth Redden, Insider Higher Ed, January 24, 2008 For all the talk about getting visas for foreign scholars to teach at American campuses, there’s relatively little attention to how they fit in once they …
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Local competition exposes high schoolers to the study of linguistics
by Kristin Czubkowski, UW-Madison Communications While the average U.S. high school may not offer classes in Turkish or Indonesian, an international competition will soon be bringing them to Madison’s high school students. On Feb. 5, …
More Students Head Overseas in Freshman Year [The Wall Street Journal]
By Anjali Athavaley, The Wall Street Journal Callie Broughton had an eventful freshman year at Florida State University — in Spain. Ms. Broughton, now a 20-year-old junior, opted to study abroad in Valencia through a …
Managing Study Abroad [Inside Higher Ed]
A new report on “Strengthening Study Abroad” from NAFSA: Association of International Educators is billed as “a report of presidents and provosts to presidents and provosts.” “We’re really engaging institutional leadership at the top,” said …
UW-Madison No. 2 in producing Peace Corps volunteers
From UW-Madison Communications For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is second in the nation in producing alumni volunteers to the Peace Corps. The 2007 ranking continues the university’s strong relationship with the …
Reception launches India Initiative
On October 11, the Division of International Studies in collaboration with the Center for South Asia, the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the UW Foundation launched the India Initiative with an evening reception at the Pyle …
International Academic Internships—helping Wisconsin businesses go global
Through its International Academic Internship the Division of International Studies partners with businesses both in and out of Wisconsin to offer innovative way to give students the global competence they need to tackle these new …
Message from the Dean: Winter 2008
Dear Friends, My missive to you brings me back to early last summer, when I spent two weeks in Asia meeting with university and government representatives. Not only was this trip a marvelous way for …
UW–Madison: a great global university of the 21st century
As we enter the 21st century, the criteria of what makes a great, public university are evolving. Our marketplace now transcends national boundaries. Effective progress in environmental and health concerns hinges on international exchange and …
Chinese Made Easy [Capital Region Business Journal]
By Lisa Maddux, The Capital Region Business Journal No one needs to sell Chris Rampton on the importance of knowing a foreign language in the business world. The 39-year-old studied mechanical engineering and Japanese in …