Most football super fans build their weekends around football. Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program alumn, Ashley Cornwell, built her life around it. From playing as a kid to joining an NCAA coaching staff, there is little …
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Sandra McCormick, MSSW ’72, A Career Focused on International Work
For most of her career, Sandra McCormick developed programs to improve the health, human services, and quality of life for many citizens of Russia, the Ukraine, and numerous other countries. While serving in a leadership …
Nelson Around the World
Although the Nelson Institute is housed within Science Hall at 550 North Park Street, our faculty, students, and alumni are sharing our mission and conducting research internationally. From partnering with world-renowned organizations to helping small tribal …
Remembering Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa
The UW–Madison community was saddened by the passing of Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa (October 27, 1924–May 30, 2023), a stalwart supporter of the university and champion for human rights. Mrs. Soffa met her husband, J. Jobe …
Megan (Arendt) Manning creates impact through cause-based communications
UW–Madison alumna Megan (Arendt) Manning ’10 is working as associate communications director for Action on Smoking & Health (ASH)—a D.C. based nonprofit implementing legal and policy measures to end the global tobacco epidemic. International issues have long been an area of high interest for Manning, who is originally from Kenosha. She participated in Model UN in high school (representing Rwanda) before enrolling at UW–Madison, where she double majored in international studies and political science with a certificate in African Studies.
Message from the dean: Celebrating spring 2023 graduates
Congratulations to all Badgers who are graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison! There are many outstanding Badgers who will be receiving degrees, each with their own unique stories and accomplishments. I would like to highlight …
IRIS NRC welcomes Foreign Service Officer Lachlyn Soper as International Visiting Practitioner in Residence, March 20-24
UW-Madison’s Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center is delighted to welcome Foreign Service Officer Lachlyn Soper to campus as its Spring 2023 International Visiting Practitioner in Residence. Lachlyn Soper is a diplomat …
Wisconsin in Washington: Jessica Kosmider forges a career in foreign policy
Jessica Kosmider knew early on she wanted to pursue a career in foreign policy, declaring the major during her second week as a UW–Madison student. Selecting the major was the easy part, but making her …
Archit Gupta creates tax and financial tech gamechanger in India
Navigating tax season can be a frustrating for anyone—well almost anyone. When Archit Gupta, M.S. ’08, listened as his father, a CPA in India, described issues with filing taxes for firms and users, he heard …
Alumna receives honorary doctorate from Finnish university
UW–Madison alumna Ulla Connor received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Åbo Akademi University in Finland in May 2022. Connor earned her PhD in curriculum and instruction from the School of Education in 1978, and now serves …