The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Peace Corps with a week of events, headlined by 2018 National Teacher of the Year and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mandy Manning, …
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Global Gateway program expands to Botswana and India
First they went to Shanghai. Next they went to Rio. This summer, 30 UW–Madison students will take part in faculty-led programs in Botswana and India—new locations offered through the Global Gateway Program. The Global Gateway …
Bortin’s landmark in journalism saw Russia open up
UW–Madison alumna Meg Bortin went from being a history major to becoming a correspondent and editor at Reuters and the International Herald Tribune. In 1992, she helped found the first independent English language daily newspaper …
Nelson Institute Director serves as keynote speaker at international water conference
Nelson Institute Director, Paul Robbins will serve as the keynote speaker at the international conference, Water in the Americas, to be held January 9 – 11, 2019 in Paris, France. Organized by the Center for Research and Documentation on the …
Paving the Way to a World-Ready Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Language Roadmap
With over 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power outside of the United States, an increasing number of Wisconsin businesses are expanding internationally. To ensure a world-ready workforce for businesses throughout the state, Wisconsin schools …
UW-Madison Ranked Among Top Universities for Study Abroad
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked as #2 for semester-long study abroad participation among all U.S. institutions, and #16 among all U.S. universities and colleges for total students studying abroad, according to the Open …
‘Intervention: Indigo,’ which includes work of UW-Madison’s Walker, transformed into multi-media exhibit in Mexico
“Intervention: Indigo,” a performance that includes the work of UW-Madison’s Chris Walker, is being transformed into a multi-media exhibit this month at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Chinn op-ed featured in top financial newspaper
The world’s largest financial newspaper, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, published an op-ed by La Follette School Professor Menzie Chinn about the causes and possible global impact of the US dollar’s growing strength.
Author and TV host Rick Steves to headline International Education Week 2018
Rick Steves, guidebook author, television host, columnist and European travel expert will present this year’s International Education Week keynote lecture “Travel as a Political Act.” The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., …
EU Ambassador to the US and Financial Times Editor to Headline Conference on Migration and Displacement
Wars that devastated Europe over the past 100 years can still teach valuable lessons on the long-term impact of population displacement. The lasting outcomes of wars in Europe that have driven population displacement will be …