The University of Wisconsin-Madison will welcome five prominent graduates back to campus this year as part of a special lecture series hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) and sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association …
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Faculty Development Grants: Human Networks in a Global World
Global Studies invites faculty proposals for research initiatives under the umbrella theme of “Human Networks in a Global World.” Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will be awarded to initiate new projects or to build …
Breaking Cultural Barriers through Food [The Daily Cardinal]
While many college students study abroad, some neglect to consider how influential the food of the country is on the culture and their experience. By: Katie Vann / The Daily Cardinal – October 2, 2008 …
Sociologist Talk Pushes Change for Women [The Badger Herald]
by Jim O’Connell, The Badger Herald Peruvian sociologist Virginia Vargas described conflicts women face throughout Latin America as part of a lecture at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday. Vargas said the only way for Latin …
Shifting Winds in Arabic Teaching [Inside Higher Ed]
Teaching conversation skills in an Arabic classroom may seem like an uncontroversial thing. It would be standard, after all, in many introductory courses for other languages. But when Munther Younes started integrating instruction of the …
Center for Global Health Educational Travel Fellowships
Center for Global Health Travel Fellowships for Education are awarded to UW faculty and staff who are Center for Global Health affiliates, to undertake international travel during 2009 that is related to educational activities, including …
Engineering students begin water-quality projects in Kenyan village
by Sandra Knisely for UW Communications A warm glass of brackish water isn’t much relief after spending a day in the sun tilling your small farm by hand and guarding your crops from animals or …
Leadership in a Crisis: The Bombing of the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam with Ambassador John E. Lange
Friday, 3 October 2008 Noon-1:30 PM Memorial Union (see Today in the Union) Free and open to the public Ambassador Lange served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, …
UW-Madison European Union Center of Excellence Receives 2008-2011 Award
The Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce 11 “European Union Center of Excellence” awards to universities throughout the United States. These grant recipients were selected from a strong field …
Former Irish leader stresses human rights [The Daily Cardinal]
By: Kathy Mittelstadt /The Daily Cardinal – September 29, 2008 Former Ireland president Mary Robinson spoke on campus to express the need for students to fight for human rights. Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and …