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A New York Times bestseller by Rebecca Donner, the great-great-niece of Mildred Fish-Harnack, is shedding light on the life of the famed resistance leader, Wisconsinite, and UW–Madison alumnus. The biography, All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days, is being hailed by readers and experts for the new depth it adds on Mildred, who became a …
Paul Schneider, MA ’72, MBA ’77, was a senior at New York University when he decided to take his next step by obtaining an advanced degree in Latin American studies. The young scholar had applied to Columbia, Georgetown, and Yale, when one of his professors suggested adding one more university to the list—the University of …
According to the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge, 56% of U.S. Millennials and Gen Z were unable to identify Auschwitz, and around half have witnessed Holocaust denial or distortion online. Though the survey showed Wisconsin ranks highest in the U.S. for Holocaust awareness among U.S. Millennials and Gen Z, lawmakers and instructors continue to …
I write this message at a time of new beginnings. We are one month into a new calendar year, a new semester is barely underway, and the new moon, on February 1, marks the beginning of a new lunar new year—the year of the tiger. The tiger is the third in the cycle of 12 …
As the semester comes to an end, you are all no doubt looking toward a well-earned break, travelling to see friends and loved ones. For some of you, the journey may be short—taking you not far from Madison. For UW–Madison’s many international students, faculty, and staff, your travels may require you to cross oceans and …
UW–Madison students and employees should be aware that the university continues to closely monitor evolving conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of the newly identified Omicron variant have made global travel conditions even more uncertain. Many countries have restricted entry by air and ground due to this news, while awaiting more definitive information on …
As International Education Week begins, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has additional cause for celebration with the release of the 2021 Open Doors Report. The report lists UW–Madison as #4 among all U.S. universities for study abroad participation and #19 for number of international students. Both rankings represent increases in the report rankings, which are published …
This year, Homecoming had a different feeling from our most recent years. It was the first time in two years that we had the opportunity to connect in person with the alumni who have been supporting the International Division as part of our External Advisory Board. As expected, they were eager to learn how the …
Growing up in the 1950s in a segregated neighborhood on Chicago’s southside, UW alumnus Aaron Williams, MBA ’73 was influenced early on to consider possibilities beyond his working-class neighborhood and even the borders of the U.S. However, even the imagination of a young boy could not have dreamed up the path he would travel, ultimately …
The International Division is greatly dismayed by news that a UW–Madison student experienced an incident of hate, as reported by the UWPD. This appalling behavior has no place on our campus, in our community, or anywhere else. Diversity only makes us stronger. Sharing ideas, perspectives, and experiences with people of different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, experiences, …