University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW–Madison students preparing to embark on a variety of international experiences in the coming months received words of encouragement and financial support at the spring 2015 International Studies Scholarship Award Ceremony on April 23, at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. The event – hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies, International …
Like many graduating seniors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rebecca Morgan grapples with a feeling of not knowing what to expect this summer. Morgan wakes up every morning feeling either overwhelmed with excitement or overcome with nerves, as she looks ahead to a two-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Recently, Morgan and other invitees …
Schwarzman Scholars competition is open. Application opens: April 15, 2015 UW–Madison deadline: July 22, 2015 Foundation deadline: October 1, 2015 *No institutional letter of endorsement or nomination from the candidate’s undergraduate or graduate university is required. However, a very brief assessment form for applicants who are currently enrolled students, to be completed by a Scholarship …
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, a respected academic on international, human rights, and immigration/refugee law, will deliver the 2015 Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture. Okafor, professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, will speak on “The International Law of Secession and the Protection of the Human Rights of Oppressed Sub-State Groups: Yesterday, …
Please forward to Undergraduates and Graduates. Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information …
Please forward to grad students. Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session …
Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session for Undergraduates interested in learning …
Imagine writing an article as an assignment for a French workshop class and ending up with your prose published in a newspaper in France. Two students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison just added that milestone to their list of undergraduate experiences. Juan Fonseca and Zuzanna Sztul are among the 38 students in French 312 (Advanced …
Yao Yang, dean of the National School of Development and director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University in Beijing, will deliver a free public lecture on Understanding the Political Economy of China’s Economic Growth on Tuesday, March 24, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Yao, who earned his Ph.D. in agricultural …
Contrary to high hopes at the time, the peace process at the end of the so-called “War to End All Wars” a century ago laid the groundwork for many current global conflicts. Today’s tensions between NATO and Russia, ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the as-yet unfinished reconciliation between France and Germany, and the ever-fragile …