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Ahead of Her Time: A Conversation with Ambassador Jean Wilkowski Thursday, April 23 12pm – 1pm 260 Bascom Hall Co-sponsored by the Division of International Studies, International Studies Major, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the African Studies Program. After earning her master’s degree in journalism, Wilkowski went into a career with the …
Four alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison whose positive contributions have earned them national recognition will be honored this month with the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). “We couldn’t be prouder to recognize these outstanding UW alumni,” said Paula Bonner MS’78, WAA’s President and CEO. “Whether through their successful …
Doug Moe, The Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday evening, at the Sa-Bai Thong restaurant on Odana Road, a distinguished-looking visitor from Thailand eased into a booth and smiled broadly as he was handed a copy of a newspaper story four decades old. Pongsak Payakvichien is a legend in journalism in Thailand. When the Wisconsin Alumni Association …
Nadav Shelef (Political Science, UW–Madison) Friday, March 13 1:30 – 2:30 p.m Room 121, The Pyle Center, UW-Campus Nadav Shelef (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2005) is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Israel Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. His current project, Evolving Nationalism: Homeland, Religion, and National …
Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Date: November 11, 2008 BADGERS ABROAD! NEW BLOG CHRONICLES THE GLOBAL REACH OF UW-MADISON STUDENTS AND FACULTY Madison-To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21) , the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW–Madison’s presence around the world. The Badgers …
GREEN BAY, Wis. — University of Wisconsin experts will discuss the changing Wisconsin economy and the university’s role in developing workforce talent at a public lecture on Sept. 11. “Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent” will feature David J. Ward, interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay, and Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International …
September 5, 2008 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. The Right to Food: The World Cannot Wait The Pyle Center, Room 325/326, Madison Instructor: Florence Chenoweth Florence Chenoweth is the former United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York. She is currently a University …
It’s not just Olympic athletes who travel the world. The internationalization of sports has led to opportunities for many athletes – professionals and amateurs alike – to cross national, cultural and linguistic borders to play and to compete. On Monday, Sept. 8, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute will host a panel discussion titled “Sports …
Shihoko Fujiwara, of Tokyo, Japan, is among seven alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison who will be honored next month with the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). A 2003 graduate of UW–Madison with a degree in International Studies, Fujiwara is a coordinator with the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization …
7:30 pm, Monday, March 24 Great Hall, Memorial Union 800 Langdon St. “International Service: An Evening with Senator Feingold” will be on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 pm in Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. This event is intended for UW–Madison students, faculty, staff, Union members and their guests. Join U.S. Senator Russ Feingold …