by Sandra Knisely, UW-Madison Communications After more than 40 hours of traveling, 30 University of Wisconsin-Madison students arrived last week in Cape Town, South Africa to start a two-week adventure in South Africa’s capital city …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Spring International Faculty Book Series Features Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wendy Christensen, Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, communication@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 UW–Madison’s International Institute Faculty Book Series Features Human Rights Around the World Celebrating the contributions that UW–Madison faculty bring to …
Conference to Examine Intersection of Faith and Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Stambach, (608) 262-1760, aestambach@wisc.edu MADISON – Scholars from UW–Madison and other institutions will meet early in February to discuss the intersections of religion and education in the United States and …
UW Alumni Find Travel Companion in Flat Bucky
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, kdixon@uwalumni.com MADISON, Wis. — Buckingham Badger, meet Buckingham Palace. As seen in the new Badger Insider Magazine, published exclusively for members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), …
Henry Kissinger & the Seeds of the Contemporary Middle East Crisis
The Madison Committee on Foreign Relations invites you to our regular January 23 event, co-sponsored with WAGE, the UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, for a discussion with: Jeremy Suri, Professor of …
Professor Elder on Bhutto’s Assassination [ABCNews.com]
By Emily Friedman, ABCNews.com Dec. 27. 2007 The assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is likely to call into question the future of democracy in Pakistan as well as the country’s role in fighting …
Out of Africa, then back [Wisconsin State Journal]
by Jennifer Price For the State Journal, December 22, 2007 NAIROBI, Kenya — After almost a year here, Susan Gold missed a lot of things. Her 2-year-old grandson Jack back home in Madison. The Saturn …
Call for Proposals
Call for Research Circles, Seminar Series, Strategic Speakers, and Development Funds For complete information on these opportunities, click here. The International Institute, with generous support from the Division of International Studies and Global Studies, announces …
New Fulbright Program Hopes to Develop International Peacemakers
By JJ HERMES, The Chronicle of Higher Education Mustafa Khattab speaks excellent English for someone who grew up on a farm in Egypt and was the first in his family to attend college. That skill …
U.S. to Cut 10 Percent of Diplomatic Posts Next Year [Washington Post]
By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 13, 2007; A26 Diplomatic posts at the State Department and U.S. embassies worldwide will be cut by 10 percent next year because of heavy staffing demands …