University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on international internships for the summer and fall of 2014 were among those who gathered recently to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships to help pay their way. These 13 undergraduates were recognized April 17, at the Division of International Studies Spring 2014 Scholarship Award Ceremony, …
If Susan Dillon Gold hadn’t received a Fulbright grant seven years ago to teach reproductive health classes to HIV-positive adolescents in Kenya, an entire community would likely not exist today. While doing two months of volunteer work in a Kenyan orphanage in 2003, Gold, a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate and nurse, became aware of how …
The Writing Center is holding a workshop on how to prepare for the Fulbright US Student program application essays: Writing Your Way to a Fulbright: Advice on the Application Essays Friday, May 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Are you a graduating senior or graduate student and thinking about applying for a student Fulbright scholarship this fall? In …
Watch for the possibilities. Joe Elder offers that piece of advice to students preparing to embark soon on a variety of international programs, experiences that will take them far from the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The students, along with parents, family and friends, and university staff, packed the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge on April 17 …
Joan Edelman Spero, a University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna with a long and distinguished career in international affairs, business and philanthropy, will speak on “Global Philanthropy and Global Governance,” on Wednesday, May 7, sponsored by the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations and the UW–Madison Division of International Studies. The program will be held at the University …
American students today are exposed to the idea of doing public service by the time they reach high school, if not earlier. By the time they enter college, volunteering has become second nature. That’s not necessarily the case for students who come to U.S. universities from other countries. International students often get their first taste …
The annual Undergraduate Symposium showcases the “research, creative endeavor and service-learning” of hundreds of students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, encompassing all areas of study, including the humanities, fine arts, biological sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences Presentations and posters featured at the 2014 symposium, held April 10 at Union South, covered a variety of …
Lori DiPrete Brown has traveled professional pathways that have taken her to countries around the world, as a global public health educator, researcher, and author of policies and guidebooks, working with international agencies and educational institutions. Her journey is deeply rooted in an intensely personal odyssey that DiPrete Brown took three decades ago – an …
Fulbright Israel Post-Doctoral Fellowships for American Researchers in All Academic Disciplines 2015/2016 – 2016/2017 The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF), the Fulbright commission for Israel, plans to offer 8 fellowships to American post-doctoral researchers in support of work to be carried out at Israeli universities during the course of the 2015/2016-2016/2017 academic years. The US …
“What can I do with this language?” It’s a question that Michael Kruse often hears from undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which offers instruction in dozens of languages – from those most widely used to many that are less commonly taught. “Everything is being done in different languages. Anything you can do in English …