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Special Student Study Abroad Awards Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 16, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, UW-Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI — Madison, WI –Fifty UW-Madison students have been awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships, the Division …
First Wisconsin International Scholars Class to Graduate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 16, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of International Studies. (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI – A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison seniors will be making history …
World Languages Day Brings the World to Small-Town Wisconsin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 12, 2007 CONTACT: Dianna Murphy, Associate Director, Language Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tel. (608) 262-1575, Fax (608) 890-1094, diannamurphy@wisc.edu On Thursday, April 19, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute will …
News Reports: UW Professor Attacked by Pakistan Police
“UW prof beaten by Pakistan elite police” – The Capital Times by Doug Moe “Professor reports Pakistani assault” – The Badger Herald by Nick Penzenstadler “UW Professor attacked in Pakistan” – The Daily Cardinal by …
Campus Begins Self-Study Process
For areas of focus see http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan/areasOfFocus/ For UW-Madison’s strategic plan, along with action plans and progress reports, visit http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan
World Cinema Day Connects Wisconsin High School Students to the World
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2007 CONTACT: Dianna Murphy, Associate Director, Language Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tel. (608) 262-1575, Fax (608) 890-1094, diannamurphy@wisc.edu Madison, WI – Several hundred Wisconsin high school students and teachers …
New Southeast Asian Studies Publications
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the University of Wisconsin Press announce two new publications in their New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies, edited by Professors Alfred W. McCoy, Kris Olds (Managing Editor), …
International Studies at the Wisconsin Film Festival
The Wisconsin Film Festival opens Thursday, April 12, 2007. The four-day annual festival presents new independent films, including world cinema. See special “streams” such as “Contemporary European Cinema,” “African Action”, “Diaspora Melancholy: Asian-American,” and “the …
UW-Madison Students Win Prizes in Chinese
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI — UW-Madison students took top honors last month at the third Midwest Chinese Speech Contest, sponsored …