University of Wisconsin–Madison
November is here, and with it comes one of my favorite times of the year: International Education Week (IEW)! The week is a time to celebrate achievements in international education and exchange, and the activities highlighted on the IEW website showcase the ways that the International Division and our campus partners connect Wisconsin to the …
Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …
UW–Madison ranked #8 for study abroad and #18 for international students in the 2024 Open Doors Report.
The 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia, a four-day event held from October 30 to November 2, drew over 1,200 attendees from around the globe. Hosted by the Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the conference is the world’s largest and most influential gatherings of South Asian scholars, students, and professionals.
The International Division is proud to share that International Student Services (ISS) Director Samantha McCabe is the recipient of the 2024 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education (EDIIE) in the Individual (Professional) Award of Trailblazer. Diversity Abroad, the organization that sponsors the award, shared a statement highlighting this achievement. “The EDIIE Awards honor …
Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …
Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …
Richard A. Cash, who as a young public-health researcher in South Asia in the late 1960s showed that a simple cocktail of salt, sugar and clean water could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases, an innovation that has saved an estimated 50 million lives, died on Oct. 22 at his home in …
Soccer is one of the world’s most widely played and watched sports. From the Summer Olympic Games to the FIFA World Cup, citizens of every corner of the world gather to cheer for their team and favorite players. But for some players from Africa, soccer is more than a sport or a national pastime — …
On October 21, European Studies hosted a reading and discussion with acclaimed author Fatma Aydemir and her translator, Jon Cho-Polizzi. The event, sponsored by European Studies and co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and GNS+, offered attendees the chance to dive into the world of Aydemir’s novel Djinns and explore the intricacies of literary translation.