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Fangdi Pan remembers being immediately intrigued a few years ago when she heard about a major new international scholarship program that would give students a deeper understanding of China’s role in global trends. Fangdi Pan remembers being immediately intrigued a few years ago when she heard about a major new international scholarship program that would …
Several months ago, Luciano Barraza’s grandson asked him if he had any regrets in life. Several months ago, Luciano Barraza’s grandson asked him if he had any regrets in life.
Long before he began working as a bilingual associate educator for the Minneapolis Public Schools, UW–Madison alumnus Dominic Ledesma knew the importance of language learning. Ledesma always viewed language learning as a life-long commitment that required passion and responsibility. It wasn’t until he saw the impact of language learning on other people, however, that he …
In 2008, Kevin Gibbons began research in Uganda’s fishing communities. His goal, as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was to understand how efforts to promote sustainable fisheries affected family income. In 2008, Kevin Gibbons began research in Uganda’s fishing communities. His goal, as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was to understand …
A summer internship with the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is giving students incredible insights into one of the world’s leading high-speed-rail operators as well as the professional culture of Japan. The internship, developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus and JR Central Chairman Emeritus Yoshiyuki Kasai, allows two to three students to spend eight …
Four decades after walking across the commencement stage, Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in fall 2018 as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in International Studies. Four decades after walking across the commencement stage, Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in fall 2018 as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer …
When he’s not playing unicycle hockey or running marathons, you can probably find Rich Beilfuss in the field working with one of sub-Saharan Africa’s six species of cranes. Dr. Beilfuss is the President & CEO of the International Crane Foundation (ICF), an organization headquartered in Baraboo, WI that works worldwide to conserve cranes and the …
Vera Swanson still remembers registering for her first semester of fall classes in 2012. Now as a graduated UW alumna, Swanson looks back fondly on her enrollment in an introductory Russian course. After all, this course set a precedent for the rest of her time at UW and beyond. Vera Swanson still remembers registering for …
The School of Social Work is proud to announce the development of a new fund, named after an alumna, legislator, and advocate for social justice, to advance the School’s priority goals of diversity and inclusion within the School and in our social justice work with the community. The School of Social Work is proud to …
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has served as assistant secretary of state for Africa and ambassador to Liberia, knows that Africa faces challenges. Yet while conflict, terrorism, poverty and diseases are real issues facing Africa, she sees that there is far more that defines the continent. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has served as assistant secretary of state for …