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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 …
Beauty Vanishes
During more than four decades as a photographer, Michael Kienitz ’74 has worked in some of the most beautiful spots in the world — from Peru to the Hindu Kush mountain range near the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. But …
Water-skiing star — and UW–Madison senior — nabs a world first in international competition
Gabbie Taschwer doesn’t quite walk on water, but she’s almost that good.
International students chase big dreams and big data careers in UW Advance
Big data and big aspirations converged this summer when 20 international students got a taste of University of Wisconsin-Madison in the UW Advance program. Students from six Chinese universities—the University of Electronic Science and Technology of …
MIPA/JD alumnus Russell writes about political change in Ukraine
The National Interest published an article by La Follette School alumnus Christopher Russell (MIPA/JD ’16) about Ukraine’s long struggle against corruption and the Revolution of Dignity movement.
Prominent international scholar to share insights on European financial crisis
Ashoka Mody, a leading expert on international finance and financial crises, will discuss his recent book, EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts, on Wednesday, October 17 at Grainger Hall on the UW–Madison campus. Mody will …
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Deliver Fish-Harnack Lecture
Navi Pillay is a seasoned fighter in the struggle for human rights. From being the first woman to start a law practice in her home province in South Africa to her role as UN High …
UW-Madison’s Apple delivers keynote at international symposium in Singapore
UW-Madison’s Michael W. Apple earlier this month delivered the keynote address at the International Symposium on Cultural Legacy and Educational Institutions, which was held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.