Thirteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2014-15 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides recipients with funding for a full academic …
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Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Workshop
Dr. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright advisor, will hold a workshop for students and alumni who are applying for a Fulbright US Student English Teaching Assistantship in fall 2014. We will focus on what makes …
UW-Madison Russian Flagship Program awards 27 scholarships
The Russian Flagship Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received more than $265,000 for student scholarships from the National Security Education Program in the U.S. Department of Defense to support intensive language study in …
Workshop on children’s and young adult literature to focus on Muslim Journeys
[NOTE: The date of this program and registration deadline have been changed from the initial posting] A special workshop on August 16 will provide educators, librarians, students and other interested in literature for children and …
WIOC-Urban League initiative introduces middle schoolers to other countries, cultures
Kaylah Cruz Herrera posed a couple of questions to her young audience at Madison’s Toki Middle School: Where do you want to go to study abroad? What language do you want to learn? Herrera, a …
Thinking about blogging while abroad? Learn from those who have blogged
Audrey Hanson’s family and friends in the United States didn’t have to wait for her to return from Ghana to learn about her challenging, yet exhilarating six-hour trek straight uphill to Wli Falls, the highest …
Seven UW–Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for summer 2014
Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison students are among more than 1,100 undergraduates from 358 colleges and universities across the United States awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s …
10 UW-Madison students receive 2014-15 Boren awards
Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are receiving David L. Boren Scholarships to fund their study abroad during the 2014-15 academic year. Also, one UW–Madison graduate student is receiving a Boren Fellowship, which supports dissertation research …
Lithuanian ambassador to speak on campus
Žygimantas Pavilionis, Lithuania’s ambassador to the United States, will give a public lecture on “Lithuania – Start-Up Nation” during a visit to Madison on Friday, May 2. Pavilionis, who has held his current post since …
Nine UW-Madison students receive Critical Language Scholarships
Nine students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical needs languages during the summer of 2014. These students are among approximately 550 …