University of Wisconsin–Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI – New research grants totaling nearly $140,000 have been awarded to UW–Madison faculty and staff, the Division of International Studies announced today. The grants are being made possible through the International Institute with generous support from …
Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. The ACLS is a private, non-profit federation that supports studies in humanities and social sciences. Each year, the ACLS awards fellowships and grants to researchers working in humanities …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 29, 2007 CONTACT: David Pilsbury, Chief Executive, Worldwide Universities Network, D.Pilsbury@wun.ac.uk or 011-44-777-591-4865 London, England – Five universities in the United Kingdom have agreed to waive tuition fees of Fulbright scholars coming to their campus under a new agreement between the U.S. and U.K. Fulbright Commission and Worldwide Universities Network …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2007 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590; rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS EARN SUMMER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS Madison, WI – Fourteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received summer international internships, the Division of International Studies announced today. The internships are given through the International Academic Internship Initiative, …
We think the world of our students, and it’s no surprise to us that our students are already changing the world. Among our best and brightest are students in the first graduating class of Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc). Four years ago, the students were selected to participate in a new enrichment program designed to give …
DATE: Friday, June 1, 2007 CONTACT: Richard Miller, Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, eaassocdirector@eastasia.wisc.edu Madison, WI – The Korean Studies Initiative at UW–Madison will be significantly expanded, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Korea Foundation, the Division of International Studies, the College of Letters and Science, and …
By Karen Faster, La Follette School La Follette School student Allison Quatrini is off to China for 14 months, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. The international public affairs scholar also won the Critical Language Enhancement Award, a new part of the Fulbright program to increase the number of Americans learning needed languages. It is affiliated …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will honor University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor and department chair David McDonald with the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award on Thursday, May 10. The Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award recognizes UW–Madison faculty members who go above and beyond their job roles to support the Wisconsin …
Fifty UW–Madison students were awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships this spring. The awards, ranging from $500 to $4,000 and totaling nearly $80,000, were made possible in large part through gifts such as the Study Abroad Alumni Awards and the generous contributions of committed UW–Madison alumni and friends. The students were honored at a study abroad …
Teaching faculty provide a laboratory for the Wisconsin Idea and a conduit for the knowledge, experiences and skills produced on campus to reach the rest of Wisconsin, the nation and the world. Whatever paths they employ, teaching faculty are instrumental in spreading knowledge to their students at the university, as well as around Wisconsin and …