Four University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are receiving David L. Boren Scholarships to fund their study abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. Also, three UW–Madison graduate students are receiving 2013-14 Boren Fellowships to support their dissertation …
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New study tour to introduce UW–Madison students to Japan
Many of them are studying Japanese language. Others had simply taken a Japan-related course to fulfill a requirement. Most have never been to Japan, and several have never traveled outside of the United States. Together, …
Living in this dorm offers world of experiences, connections
Signs and posters in several languages converge in a first-floor collage representing a multitude of places around the globe. Brightly colored flags adorn the walls at every turn. Conversations in such languages as Arabic, Spanish …
UW–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office seeks to further increase engagement
In its first year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office (SIO) has hosted high-level delegations, coordinated conferences that have brought together Wisconsin and Chinese experts from academia as well as from the public and …
Rosenthal talks about combating antisemitism
If you aren’t depressed by the time you leave here tonight, I haven’t done my job, Hannah Rosenthal tells her audience. Rosenthal, who led the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism from …
UW undergraduates headed overseas on internships receive scholarships
University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on international internships were among those who gathered recently – accompanied by family and friends – to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships to help pay …
More than 160 UW students receive study abroad scholarships
University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on a variety of international programs gathered recently at the Pyle Center – joined by family and friends – to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships …
2013 Fulbright-Hays DDRA competition open
The 2013 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA) competition has been posted in the Federal Register. The CAMPUS DEADLINE for submission of a complete application is 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, May 24, 2013. …
Bousquet to return to faculty; Podestá continues as interim dean
Gilles Bousquet, who served as dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2002 until taking a leave to serve as UW-Eau Claire’s interim chancellor …
Fulbright profile: Discovering European cities through printmaking
Galen Gibson-Cornell, a graduating MFA student who specializes in printmaking and lithography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will travel to Budapest, Hungary on a Fulbright scholarship for a project titled “Urban Portrait of Budapest,” which …