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The Department of Rural Sociology presents Saskia Sassen Friday, April 17th at 3:00pm 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Sponsored by the Haller Lecture Fund, University Lectures Committee, CALS International Committee, Department of Rural Sociology, Department of Sociology, and International Studies Abstract – We are seeing the formation of new, often highly specialized, assemblages of bits of …
Ahead of Her Time: A Conversation with Ambassador Jean Wilkowski Thursday, April 23 12pm – 1pm 260 Bascom Hall Co-sponsored by the Division of International Studies, International Studies Major, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the African Studies Program. After earning her master’s degree in journalism, Wilkowski went into a career with the …
From Argentina to England to Jordan, a record number of 1,000 photos were submitted to this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest. Winners were chosen from four different categories: Natural Landscapes, Urban Landscapes, People and Culture, and Badgers Abroad. The top three winners in each category will receive prizes and recognition in our joint Annual Photography …
From UW–Madison Communications Ten University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. A ceremony and reception are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the Lee Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Among the recipients are: Richard Goodkin, professor of French and Italian, Chancellor’s Award. Goodkin has taught …
Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Grainger Hall on Tuesday, April 14. by Kiera Wiatrak for UW–Madison Communications The Gallup Center for Muslim Studies is a nonpartisan research center that conducts studies and analysis on the views of Muslims worldwide. …
Four alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison whose positive contributions have earned them national recognition will be honored this month with the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). “We couldn’t be prouder to recognize these outstanding UW alumni,” said Paula Bonner MS’78, WAA’s President and CEO. “Whether through their successful …
UW-MSA Presents… Islam Awareness Week April 13-18 Monday 4/13: Islamic Cultural Bazaar, Chardbourne Main Lounge, 6:30-9:00 pm Experience the Muslim World! Tuesday 4/14: Lecture: “Who Speaks for Islam?” Dalia Mogahead, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Morgidge Auditorium in Grainger Hall, 7:30 pm Wednesday 4/15: “Hijab for a Day” Come learn about the symbolic Muslim headscarf …
Scott Jaschik, April 2, 200, Inside Higher Education In Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities (Routledge) , Peter N. Stearns argues that colleges and universities have an obligation to prepare students from an increasingly globally connected world. But what does that mean? Stearns, provost at George Mason University, discusses the role of the curriculum, …
On Wednesday, German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth gave a public lecture at UW–Madison entitled “The Transatlantic Agenda – A German Perspective.” He also delivered the keynote address at the German-American International Symposium “Excursions in German-American Studies: Celebrating 25 Years at the Max Kade Institute.”
April 21, 2009 2:45 PM – 5:30 PM Reception 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Lubar Commons, Law School CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys pending Registration Requested Speakers: * Dr. John Greenler, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, UW–Madison, on “Bioenergy and science/food security” * Secretary Rod Nilsestuan, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, on the …