University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the International Division are proud to welcome the fourth and fifth cohorts of the King-Morgridge Scholars to campus. Coming from a variety of backgrounds and pursuing many different fields, all of the scholars commit to applying their talents towards poverty alleviation in their home countries and are representative of the …
As the semester comes to an end, you are all no doubt looking toward a well-earned break, travelling to see friends and loved ones. For some of you, the journey may be short—taking you not far from Madison. For UW–Madison’s many international students, faculty, and staff, your travels may require you to cross oceans and …
WIDA, an educational services organization within the UW–Madison School of Education, received $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Rural Educators Self-Reflecting and Practicing Equity-Centered Teaching with English Learners (Project RESPECT), a program that will help rural K-8 teachers provide effective and equitable literacy instruction for multilingual learners. “Demographic trends tell us …
Vanessa Peña, a doctoral candidate and alumna of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), has started a position as an education policy analyst with the Latino Policy Forum. Peña, who previously earned a master’s degree from ELPA, has a background in K-12 and higher education policy. Read full article.
La Follette School graduate student Nova Tebbe calls herself a climate newcomer. Yet, in early November, she joined 300 people who walked out of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (or COP26) to protest the lack of significant commitment to combat climate change. That last Friday in Scotland, Tebbe was inspired by …
As it turns out, maybe you should give a darn about your bad reputation—at least if you’re a major corporation. A study on corporate sustainability by Ann Terlaak of the Wisconsin School of Business suggests that while environmental performance matters, so does whether its organizational structures are perceived to be unethical. Terlaak, an associate professor …
UW–Madison’s Mitch Nathan has been invited to deliver a presentation at an event for teachers in Santiago, Chile, focused on “Enseñando con el Cerebro en Mente / Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, and an affiliate with the departments …
Lydia Nyachieo’s interest in global affairs expanded in bits and pieces growing up. At UW–Madison, it became her academic passion. “I’m especially interested in — and puzzled by — the incomprehensible imbalances of wealth and power,” says Nyachieo, a senior majoring in international studies and philosophy, with certificates in African studies and French. “How is …
Graduating senior Jai Khanna is still tweaking the speech he’ll give Sunday as the student speaker for UW–Madison’s winter commencement. But he knows one message he wants to impart: Live life in the moment. It was a lesson the international student says he was forced to learn during the pandemic. When COVID-19 struck in March …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is world-renowned for its research enterprise, ranking consistently among the top universities in the nation and around the globe, and the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy is an integral contributor. Professors, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars from around the world visit the School of Pharmacy each year to study alongside our faculty, …