Incorporating international news reports into school-wide announcements, having high school students give language lessons to elementary students, and hosting international dinners for the community are among the ideas for increasing global awareness offered by high …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Alumni profile: Internship in Ghana gives Kalcic new direction
When Katrina Kalcic enrolled at Columbia College Chicago in 2008, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, native was still reeling after losing her father to esophageal cancer in 2005. “When I first went to college, it was a …
Russian-language summer program for under-served youth receives $230,000
The Pushkin Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded two grants totaling $230,000 to help fund summer Russian-language classes for high school students from under-represented, low-income and minority communities. A $90,000 grant …
Fulbright-Hays DDRA 2015 open
For Graduate students who are US citizens or permanent residents. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) competition is open and the student applicant submission deadline is 12:00 Noon Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The national …
Project Pengyou aims to build Chinese-American bridges among UW students
After spending four weeks in China as a Global Gateway Scholar last summer, Tammy Tian returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, determined to bring some of her experiences back to campus. Tian, a junior studying …
DDRA peer review writing meeting
In anticipation of a possible early spring publication of the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) grant competition, I am organizing a peer review workshop. Please note: the grant competition has NOT yet been published, …
UW-Madison ranks among leaders in recruiting Peace Corps Volunteers
With 69 Badger alumni currently serving in 34 countries, the University of Wisconsin–Madison continues its tradition as one of the nation’s top producers of Peace Corps Volunteers. Since 2001, when the Peace Corps began releasing …
CIES Fulbright Scholar 2016-17 competition open
Core Fulbright Scholar Program The competition for the 2016-17 grant cycle is open. The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide …
Ambassadors group helps aspiring Peace Corps volunteers
For decades, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been among the top institutions for recruiting Peace Corps volunteers. Today, a student group called Peace Corps Ambassadors is helping to sustain that tradition, while providing additional support …
CANCELED: Fish-Harnack Lecture: Rights advocate to talk about homophobia in Uganda
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELED. A leading advocate of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights in Uganda will talk about the struggles of sexual minorities in the dangerously hostile climate of East Africa, …