University of Wisconsin–Madison
In the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, students, faculty and staff are collaborating on efforts surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion. Following the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department in May 2020, the SJMC “vowed to continue studying and working to change the structural inequalities that vex our university, our communities and …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Division was proud to host former Peace Corps director Aaron Williams (MBA ’73) to deliver a keynote discussion Monday on his new book, “A Life Unimagined,” to kick off International Education Week and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps. The discussion was held online, with an in-person viewing …
Navigating college can be confusing. But being undocumented or a DACA recipient while in college can make things even more complicated. Read the full article.
It took awhile for Scott Mellor to realize he was teaching his class backwards. For years, Mellor, a distinguished teaching faculty member with the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic+ Studies, would begin his popular World of the Sagas course, a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) based on the legends and lore of Iceland and the …
Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Sambamurthy accepted the prestigious award on November 14, 2021, at IIM’s Diamond Jubilee Lecture and Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 Ceremony in Calcutta. Manish Thakur, professor and …
As International Education Week begins, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has additional cause for celebration with the release of the 2021 Open Doors Report. The report lists UW–Madison as #4 among all U.S. universities for study abroad participation and #19 for number of international students. Both rankings represent increases in the report rankings, which are published …
This year, Homecoming had a different feeling from our most recent years. It was the first time in two years that we had the opportunity to connect in person with the alumni who have been supporting the International Division as part of our External Advisory Board. As expected, they were eager to learn how the …
“Dogfaces.” “Dough feet.” “The poor bloody infantry.” Soldiers in Europe during the second World War called themselves a range of names, and neither knew nor cared much about their generals’ plans. But they filled their diaries with sensory descriptions of the front, like the sound of artillery shells, the taste of rations, and the sight …
Wisconsin School of Business supply chain students Tanishka Jain (BBA ’22) and Sophia Anizor (BBA ’23) are the recipients of the 2021 Humanitarian Logistics Award from the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). The award recognizes Jain and Anizor’s brand awareness and supply chain achievements in advancing ALAN’s humanitarian mission. Read the full article.
An audience of more than 70 people enjoyed a variety of student performances in Queer X Asian Open Mic Night in the Memorial Union’s Der Rathskeller on Nov. 5. The event was hosted by the Social Justice Hub, part of the UW–Madison Office of Inclusion Education. It was billed as a celebration of the intersection …