What is global competence? Can you learn it? How do you know when you have it? Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio’s daily call-in program about all things international, will tackle the …
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Advisory Board Meets to Advance Global Talent, Engagement
Members of the Division of International Studies Dean’s Advisory Board came from across the United States and abroad for their annual meeting on September 25, 2009. During the meeting, Dean of International Studies Gilles Bousquet …
International Relations Alum Wins MacArthur “Genius Award” [Wisconsin State Journal]
[NB: The International Relations major is now the International Studies Major.] UW-Madison graduate awarded a ‘genius grant’ By George Hesselberg | 608-252-6140 | ghesselberg@madison.com Lynsey Marie Addario, a 1995 graduate of UW-Madison and a photojournalist …
Division of International Studies Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting 2009
The Division of International Studies welcomed its advisory board at an evening reception Thursday, September 24. Speaking at the reception were advisory board member and UW alum Thomas Sternberg (Chairman, SKCG group, White Plains, NY) …
Obama Nominates UW Alum to Run Peace Corps
From The Washington Times, June 14, 2009 By Joseph Weber President Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to nominate former Peace Corps volunteer Aaron Williams to run the federal agency. “America was built on a …
New to the Video Library: Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy
On Wednesday, May 6, Joan Spero, UW–Madison alumna and an expert in philanthropic issues, addressed an audience that included students, faculty, and community members. She spoke about the impact of Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign …
Gift Aims to Build Bridge to Madison for Bangladeshi Scientists
From Alumni eCALS There was no well-worn path leading the late Kamaluddin Ahmad to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s biochemistry department, but come he did. Born and raised in a family of modest means in Chittagong, …
Joan Spero Speaks at UW–Madison
On Wednesday, May 6, Joan Spero, UW–Madison alumna and an expert in philanthropic issues, addressed an audience that included students, faculty, and community members. She spoke about impact of Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy …
Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy: Impacts at Home and Abroad
The Division of International Studies and the School of Human Ecology invite you to Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy: Impacts at Home and Abroad with Joan E. Spero Visiting Fellow, Foundation Center Former president, …
From Wisconsin to the World [with Slideshow]
On Thursday, April 23rd, UW alumna and former ambassador, Jean Wilkowski, shared her experiences and advice with students and faculty at UW-Madison. From her 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service she advised students to …