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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 notion of “global competence” in its broadcast on Tuesday, November 17 at 3pm (rebroadcast each evening at 9pm). The broadcast …
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 brought members up-to-date on the evolution of the strategic plan they had established together in 2003. The plan has at …
[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 who has “exposed the tragic consequences of human conflict,” has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also called “the genius grant.” …
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) and UW System President Kevin Reilly, who reported on his recent travels with the Governor’s Trade Mission to China and …
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 belief that the best progress comes from ordinary citizens working to bring about the change they believe in,” the president …
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 Policy at home and abroad. Watch her talk now in our video library! Find more information about the event, and …
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, Bangladesh, Ahmad excelled at the University of Dhaka and then traveled to Madison for his graduate studies, receiving his Ph.D. …
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 at home and abroad. Find more information. Video to come.
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, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Wednesday, May 6 Noon-1pm 4151 Grainger Hall (Directors Room) 975 University Ave. [map] Private U.S. foundations …
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 be open to traveling, to gain real world work experience, and to learn at least one other language if they …