Category: Faculty & Staff

Best vacation ever—thanks to Continuing Studies Italian classes

When Continuing Studies’ Barbara Nehls-Lowe learned Tagalog, she was living in the Philippines, serving in the Peace Corps. Then she returned to the U.S., where learning a language was much harder. For years she studied Spanish, which is useful for her work with the Wisconsin HIV Outreach Project, but she never found her way. Things …

Hawkins to be recognized as Global Citizen of the Year at United Nations Anniversary Luncheon

UW–Madison’s Maggie Hawkins will be recognized as the Global Citizen of the Year at a United Nations Anniversary Luncheon hosted by the United Nations Association of Dane County. UW–Madison’s Maggie Hawkins will be recognized as the Global Citizen of the Year at a United Nations Anniversary Luncheon hosted by the United Nations Association of Dane …

Visiting scholar Galiti awarded prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship

Peli Galiti has been awarded a prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as part of a cross-cultural collaboration between the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and UW–Madison. Peli Galiti has been awarded a prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as part of a cross-cultural collaboration between the Aristotle University of …

Q&A with Alice Mandell

Language Institute: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Why did you decide to come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison? Language Institute: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Why did you decide to come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison?

Professor Emeritus Daniel Doeppers’ book named a finalist for the National Book Awards of the Philippines

The National Book Development Council of the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle have just announced finalists for the National Book Awards of the Philippines. The National Book Development Council of the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle have just announced finalists for the National Book Awards of the Philippines.

New Faculty Focus: Yi Wang

Title: UW–Madison assistant professor of horticulture and a UW-Extension potato and vegetable sustainable production specialist Title: UW–Madison assistant professor of horticulture and a UW-Extension potato and vegetable sustainable production specialist

UW-Madison’s Wang, Prevost co-author chapter on contextualized math courses

UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang and Amy Prevost are co-authors of a chapter examining contextualized math courses that appears in the summer 2017 issue of the “New Directions for Community Colleges,” a series that covers current trends in the field of community college education. UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang and Amy Prevost are co-authors of a chapter examining contextualized …

Hunting dark matter

UW–Madison scientists join forces with top physicists, engineers and technicians around the world to prove the existence of dark matter. UW–Madison scientists join forces with top physicists, engineers and technicians around the world to prove the existence of dark matter.

Scandinavian Studies gains expert on contemporary Scandinavian literature

​New professor Claus Elholm Andersen delves deeply into Knausgård and writes widely on Danish literature and culture. ​New professor Claus Elholm Andersen delves deeply into Knausgård and writes widely on Danish literature and culture.

Chinn addresses influential economists, central bankers

Professor Menzie Chinn of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and UW–Madison’s Department of Economics on Saturday presented a paper about global current account imbalances during the influential Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Professor Menzie Chinn of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and UW–Madison’s …