University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Ideas and Universities Project of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is sponsoring a virtual seminar series that brings together leading higher education scholars from around the world to consider the roles of universities in the global knowledge economy and the evolving identity of university teacher-researchers and their changing roles in institutions of higher learning. …
On Thursday, November 8, Fatima Sadiqi will speak on the UW–Madison campus about North African Women’s Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring as this fall’s J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. Her talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at Union South, at 4 …
Fourteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2012-13 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. Additionally, three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants, and four faculty members have been awarded grants through the CIES Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Since its establishment in 1946 under …
Fatima Sadiqi, who founded a women’s NGO working on family law reforms and women’s rights in her native Morocco, will speak on “North African Women’s Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring” as this year’s J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. Sadiqi, a professor of linguistics and gender studies at …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has joined more than 25 other universities nationwide in an effort to help address the U.S. military’s need for critical language specialists who understand foreign cultures and can communicate in regions of strategic and economic importance. UW–Madison recently was awarded nearly $490,000 through August 31, 2013 for Project GO (Global Officers), …
“Violence against women violates human dignity as well as numerous rights, including the right to equality, physical integrity, freedom and non-discrimination,” said Rashida Manjoo, an internationally recognized lawyer, teacher, and advocate who works to advance women’s rights and human rights around the world. “I believe that equality and equal protection doctrines demand that we address …
Each year, Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison awards Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships to outstanding graduate students whose work deepens international understanding and global social justice—while embodying the Wisconsin Idea, the belief that education should influence and improve the lives of people beyond the university campus. Scott Kloeck-Jenson, after whom this award is named, lived …
Eighteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP) have been awarded scholarships from CIEE, a leading provider of international educational experiences. Applied to upcoming summer and fall programs, these awards will cover a combined total of $30,500. Fifteen of the awardees received CIEE’s Global Access Initiative (GAIN) Scholarship, two have received …
Lauren Buckley, a senior majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, was selected as a 2012-13 Luce Scholar—the second person from the University of Wisconsin–Madison accepted into this prestigious program in recent years. The Henry Luce Foundation created the year-long Luce Scholars Program to increase awareness about Asia among potential leaders in American society who have had …
Five projects at UW–Madison have been awarded Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Seed Grants, funded through the Division of International Studies, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), and the Graduate School. “Seed Funding” Project Development Grants are designed to support faculty and academic staff who seek to establish new research linkages via exchanges and jointly sponsored …