University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has regained the distinction as the nation’s top-producer of current Peace Corps volunteers, with 90 alumni serving overseas. UW–Madison held the top spot on Peace Corps’ annual top schools rankings from 2001 to 2006 and has consistently ranked among the top 10 in subsequent years, while working to reclaim the No. …
The Chinese Culture, Arts, Design and Feng Shui Program is described as a faculty-led seminar that takes students to Beijing to learn about the Chinese concept of Feng Shui, its application and impact on Chinese art, design, history, culture, and society. But many students discover that the impact of this popular program – created and …
As a child, Emi Kihslinger always had a metaphorical “splinter in her finger”— the thought wedged in the back of her mind that she had been born into a more fortunate situation than many others around the world. “My parents never hesitated to expose me to the fact that not everyone in the world was …
Studying abroad enables many students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to see and experience different parts of the world. Some get an even deeper look into their host cultures by living with families. “Home stays provide students with the wonderful opportunity to immerse themselves in the host culture and language,” says Dan Gold, director of …
Two ambassadors met with approximately two dozen UW–Madison students on Wednesday, October 9, to talk about their experiences and to discuss careers in global health and international relations. Former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, John Lange, and former French Ambassador to Kuwait and Laos, Jean-Rene Gehan, are both UW–Madison alumni and members of the UW–Madison Division …
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in December 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in biology and Spanish, plus a certificate in global health, Elizabeth Hovel embarked on a new learning adventure earlier this year—an internship in northern Spain, with the health department of Asturias, one of 17 Spanish autonomous communities. The Asturias Consejería de Sanidad—comparable …
Eleven University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2013-14 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides recipients with funding for a full academic year of study, research or assistant teaching abroad. This program is sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational …
Jason Shin, who combined his studies of engineering and Japanese as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, returned to campus this spring to offer encouragement to current UW–Madison students. Today, Shin runs his own company, Takamoto Electric, based in Tokyo, Japan, which designs and produces LED lamp modules for many Japanese car models. The …
Just three weeks after Anthony Irwin arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, the Thai Army staged a coup to overthrow the elected government under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Irwin recalls seeing soldiers and tanks beginning to crowd the streets. He had just graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz and decided to take …
If you aren’t depressed by the time you leave here tonight, I haven’t done my job, Hannah Rosenthal tells her audience. Rosenthal, who led the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism from November 2009 to October 2012, came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Monday, May 6, to talk about her …