MADISON– To follow up on Chancellor Biddy Martin’s two visits to China in 2010, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies is traveling there this month to continue the university’s efforts …
Faculty & Staff
Scholarship Ceremony Honors more than 130 Students Intending to Study Abroad
Studying abroad offers students the opportunity to experience a new culture through coursework, exploration, and personal growth. A study abroad experience is a life-changing event that helps expand a student’s worldview, deepen language competence, increase …
Ambassador Almino Talks About Unique Ties Between Brazil and UW-Madison
MADISON – Brazil’s rising prominence and influence on the international stage in recent years has captured the attention of a growing number of American universities. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, meanwhile, the interest in Brazil …
LACIS Hosts Premiere of UW Faculty Directed Film Woven Lives
Saturday, April 23, 2011, the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS) hosted a premiere for Woven Lives, a documentary film directed by UW-Madison Design Studies department faculty member Carolyn Kallenborn. Funded by the …
Congratulations International Studies Major and Global Culture Program Graduates!
The International Studies Major and Global Cultures Program graduation reception was held Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Many of this year’s graduates, came together to celebrate the end of the year with their parents, faculty, and …
Paulo Sotero to Speak on the Growing Presence and Influence of Brazil
The Brazil Month events will continue on Thursday, April 28, 2011 with a lecture entitled “A Rising Power’s Challenge to Lead: Brazil’s Growing Presence and Influence in the Region” given by Paulo Sotero, director of …
[Global Hot Spots Lecture Series] Michael Corradini to Speak on the Future of Nuclear Power in the U.S.
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue on Friday, May 6, 2011 with an update on the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor in Japan, and discussion of the future of nuclear …
UW-Madison Welcomes Gift of Celebrated Taiwanese Feature Films
MADISON – “The medium of film allows us to ‘visit’ lands and even times far away, where we often discover … our shared humanity makes us much more alike than we might have thought,” says …
[Center for South Asia] Welcome Ambassador Kishan Rana, Distinguished International Visitor
The Center for South Asia welcomes former Indian Ambassador and Senior Policy Analyst Kishan Rana to campus. Mr. Rana will be on campus for three weeks as a Distinguished International Visitor under the auspices …
14th Annual NCOLCTL Conference Focused on Collaboration, Innovation, and Globalization
The National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) held its 14th annual conference titled “Building Language Capacity: Collaboration, Innovation, Globalization” in Madison, April 7-10, 2011. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet joined researchers and …