University of Wisconsin–Madison
By: Grace Kim /The Daily Cardinal The national Social Science Research Council awarded a grant of more than $90,000 to UW–Madison’s eight Title VI National Resource Centers and Middle Eastern Studies to support the public communication regarding Islamic issues. According to Tom Asher, SSRC program officer, nine universities in addition to UW–Madison received the grant, …
Friday, May 9 at 8am at the Pyle Center. Betty Rambur Ace Fellow, Office of the Provost University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Vermont Abstract: Global partnerships with multinational teams are increasingly referenced as a means to approach the world’s most pressing problems. This interactive session details an empirically …
The International Institute’s International Faculty Book Series (formerly the World Beyond Our Borders Book Series) on Human Rights around the World presents Leigh Payne (UW–Madison, Political Science) discussing her new book Unsettling Accounts: The Politics and Performance of Confessions by Perpetrators of Authoritarian State Violence (Duke University Press, 2007) Tuesday, May 6 at 7pm University …
CONTACT: Katie Saur, 608-890-0939, kbsaur@bascom.wisc.edu Madison, WI – International Academic Programs (IAP) in the Division of International Studies has announced the winners of the 2008 Study Abroad Photo Contest. A reception to honor the winners and have them discuss their photos will take place on Thursday, May 1st from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in …
By Dana Bedessem, Division of International Studies Arabic script runs along the dormitory hall of the third floor in Adams Hall. To an outsider it looks like an intricate design flowing among the plaster, but to the residents it provides direction and introductions to their fellow floormates. This is Baytunaa, the Arabic floor in the …
CONTACT: B. Venkat Mani, bvmani@global.wisc.edu, 608-265-2631 UW–Madison’s nine area and international studies programs, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have received a generous grant from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) for an interactive program that will support public dissemination of scholarship on the topic of Islam. The …
Johanna Waters, Global Higher Ed. Both China (PRC) and the Hong Kong SAR offer an expanding and highly competitive market opportunity for overseas higher education institutions (HEIs). As noted in a recent report commissioned by the British Council (UK-China-Hong Kong Transnational Education Project), a number of UK HEIs are providing hundreds of new ‘international’ degree …
The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Presents: The Migration and Human Rights Workshop with Professor Zolberg and Mr. Ndjankou Thursday April 24, 2-4pm 206 Ingraham Hall Professor Zolberg presentation will be entitled: “Moving Beyond Nation-Based Human Rights” Professor Zolberg is Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Faculty of …
Shihoko Fujiwara, of Tokyo, Japan, is among seven alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison who will be honored next month with the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). A 2003 graduate of UW–Madison with a degree in International Studies, Fujiwara is a coordinator with the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization …
Globalization, outsourcing, new industry, migration. Is Wisconsin prepared for the 21st century? Tuesday, April 22 8-10:30 5120 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave Richard C. Longworth Senior writer, Chicago Tribune Author: Caught in the Middle: America’s Heartland in the Age of Globalism (Bloomsbury, 2007) Randall B. Dunham Chairperson, Department of Management & Human Resources Keenan A. …