Professors Monika Chavez, Department of German and Sally Magnan, Department of French and Italian, are quoted in an article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education: “Foreign-Language Departments Bring Everyday Texts to Teaching” by Burton Bollag …
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Health toll of climate change seen as ethical crisis
by Terry Devitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison Communications The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing …
New York Times: The World Is My Campus
With more than 6,000 programs in 100 countries, study abroad is a fringe add-on no longer. Four college students reflect on their experiences. Click here to read about their experiences.
Panel to highlight global perspectives on education
by Kerry Hill, UW-Madison Communications A group of doctoral students will offer global perspectives on education in “Schooling Around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels,” a special program sponsored by the Department of Educational …
Sustainability strategist speaks at business forum
Stuart Hart, one of the world’s leading authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, will be the keynote speaker at a free public forum on business, environment and social responsibility. …
Call for Proposals – WAGE Research Collaboratives on Globalization
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) invites all University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty to apply for a multi-year collaborative grant to increase understanding of globalization and the international economy. WAGE will award …
World Beyond Our Borders event: Thomas A. DuBois
7pm, Wednesday, November 7 Borders Books West, 3750 University Avenue, Madison. This is an event of the Division of International Studies’ World Beyond Our Borders reading series. Join Thomas A. DuBois as he reads from …
The Capital Times: War Unlikely, Iran Expert Tells UW Crowd
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UW–Madison a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students
UW-Madison students fared well in landing international fellowships with The Fulbright Program, which announced its 2007-2008 fellows list in this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education. In all, 24 UW-Madison students from UW-Madison won Fulbright awards …
New Fulbright Grant Brings Scientists to U.S.
Program aims to improve America’s ability to recruit foreign graduate students. Read the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education