The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison and the Peace Corps Campus Recruiting Office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are hosting a Global House Party to celebrate the anniversary of congressional action to create the …
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Liu Baicheng: Studying at UW was a milestone
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA Direct links between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the People’s Republic of China have become so numerous and so varied that simply keeping track has become a herculean task. Today, …
The map says Shanghai; the images say Wisconsin
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA The American brand names are hard to miss in the Zizhu High-tech Industrial Development Zone, located in the Minhang District of Shanghai. The sign atop one building says “Microsoft”; across …
Launch of UW Shanghai office energizes Chinese Badgers
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA Among those most excited by the recent launch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office and the visit to China by Interim Chancellor David Ward are the loyal Badger …
UN World Food Programme speaker coming to Madison
Efforts to combat hunger around the world will be highlighted March 8-9, as Bettina Luescher, chief North American spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme, comes to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for a …
UW-Madison reaches 3,000 in total Peace Corps volunteers produced
The University of Wisconsin-Madison this year ranks third among large universities nationwide in the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, up from eighth last year. The 9,095 Peace Corps volunteers now working …
For Ginsburgs, global interests are contagious
Her work, first with 3M and then with a commercial law firm affiliation, drew Sue Ginsburg into the international marketplace. “I have been exposed to and learned a lot about our global economy and doing …
WPR Airing Peace Corps Stories, Documentary
Wisconsin Public Radio is recognizing 50 years of the U.S. Peace Corps with a special series of broadcasts, November 5-11. Since 1961, Wisconsinites have responded to President John F. Kennedy’s call for international service in …
New documentary highlights Mildred Fish-Harnack
A new one-hour documentary on Mildred Fish-Harnack—Milwaukee native, University of Wisconsin alumna, and the only American woman executed on direct orders from Adolf Hitler—is scheduled to premiere Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin …
Study Abroad Alum Returning to Troubled Country
Jenny Browne is excited about traveling to Sierra Leone this month to teach creative writing, but admits feeling a tinge of anxiety. This isn’t her first trip to Africa. In June, Browne, an assistant professor …