Laurel Mills, born in China raised in the United States, decided early on in her college career that she wanted to focus on international issues. A senior from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Mills is studying political science …
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Banihani, UN policy analyst and UW alumna, to speak on campus
Shams Banihani, a policy analyst with the United Nations Development Programme, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison for presentations in early March on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and UNDP’s work in poverty reduction, …
UW-Madison again among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Wisconsin-Madison currently has 103 graduates serving overseas in 47 countries as Peace Corps volunteers, ranking third for the second consecutive year on the corps’ annual list of the top volunteer-producers among large …
D.C. Semester can open doors to careers
In the fall of 2007, Farha Tahir arrived in the nation’s capital and went to work on K Street, the home of numerous think tanks, lobbying firms and advocacy groups. There, Tahir got immersed in …
Fulbright Ambassador: Cultural knowledge helps in science lab
Zig Hampel-Arias went to meet a friend for dinner in Bariloche, Argentina. He was new to town and just learning his way around. When Hampel-Arias arrived at the restaurant, he was surprised to see his …
Joining the Peace Corps: Imagination gives way to reality
Can you picture yourself as a Peace Corps Volunteer? Are you willing to step outside of your comfort zone and immerse yourself in another culture? Erin Luhmann served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan …
Peace Corps director looks to strengthen ties with UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, with its tradition of public service, has maintained strong connections with the Peace Corps for half a century. Year after year, UW–Madison ranks among the leading producers of new volunteers. Since …
For 50 years, UW students have been going to India
Joe Elder got involved with the University of Wisconsin’s study abroad program in India in 1961, the first year UW students could go there to earn credit. That fall, UW sent five students there. But …
Acting Peace Corps director to visit UW-Madison campus
Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet—accompanied by her husband, Steve Radelet, chief economist of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—will be in Madison on Monday, November 26, for two public appearances. From noon to …
With right approach, language skills can provide job-seeking edge
Nancy Heingartner never expected that studying in Soviet Union to teach Russian language would lead to diplomatic work. Yet Heingartner went on to receive a Fascell Fellowship in the late 1990s and worked for a …