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Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, gave a public speech on the rise of the global education market on Monday, January 31, 2011. A senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation, Wildavsky has worked as a journalist and educational policy consultant, and remains …
UW–Madison News — February 3, 2011 For the 11th year in a row, UW–Madison has placed in the top tier of the Peace Corps’ nationwide list of large schools producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 91 undergraduate and 13 graduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, UW–Madison is eighth in the rankings. The university has …
The Division of International Studies, in partnership with the African Studies Program and the Middle East Studies program, will sponsor a panel discussion on the protests in Egypt. Panelists include UW–Madison professors Nevine El-Nossery, (French and Italian), Nadav Shelef, (Political Science), and Adel Talaat, (Veterinary Medicine). The panel will be moderated by political science professor, …
The Badger Herald — February 6, 2011 “Egyptian Crisis Unlikely to Affect UW Programs” The Badger Herald — February 6, 2011 “Egyptian Crisis Unlikely to Affect UW Programs”
Join AIESEC for the Student International Expo February 10, 2011 Memorial Union Great Hall 4-6 p.m. Want to explore the world? On February 10, come see the exciting opportunities that are available for UW–Madison students at the International Expo! Learn about opportunities abroad and gain amazing skills and experience. Join AIESEC for the Student International …
UW–Madison News – January 31, 2011 Note: As of 5:30 p.m. CST today, Monday, Jan. 31, the students in Alexandria had left the airport and were en route to Prague on their way back to the United States. In light of escalating political unrest, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has indefinitely suspended its study abroad programs …
UW–Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension. UW–Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) announced a funding award to University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health faculty member Dr. Tom Oliver and his collaborators, Dr. Ken Zakariasen of the University of Alberta School of Public Health and Dr. Darren Shickle of the Leeds Institutes for Health Sciences at the University of Leeds. …
The Badger Herald – January 25, 2011 “UW renews Chinese Champion program for 3 additional years; As Big Ten Network shows film on visit, Chinese, UW officials sing praises of student transfer” by Katherine Krueger. The Badger Herald – January 25, 2011 “UW renews Chinese Champion program for 3 additional years; As Big Ten Network …
On January 25, Jean Feraca of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders presented The Global University. The original show aired at 3 p.m., but you can listen to the rebroadcast. On January 25, Jean Feraca of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders presented The Global University. The original show …