Category: News

Alumni and Friends Make the Difference

Thanks to the many and varied contributions of our alumni and friends, we are advancing internationalization across campus and beyond. A highlight this fall was an alumni and student gathering at the Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. celebrating the success of the Washington D.C. Semester in International Affairs, now in its second year. This year, the …

Global Health Symposium

Untitled Document Call for Proposals Third Annual Global Health Symposium February 7, 2007, 5:00-8:00pm HSLC 1306 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improving Global Health The UW–Madison Center for Global Health will sponsor its third annual symposium to highlight the exciting global health efforts of UW faculty, staff, and students, as well as colleagues from the Madison area …

A Wider World View (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2006/12/12/0612120032.php

WUN Call for Proposals

http://www.international.wisc.edu/WUN/WUN2006-2007cfp.pdf

New York Times Environment Reporter to Speak

Untitled Document New York Times Environment Reporter to Speak Nov. 20 at UW–Madison MADISON — New York Times environment reporter *Andrew Revkin* will give a free public lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, in the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State Street. Revkin’s illustrated talk, *”The Daily Planet: A Journalist’s Search for Sustainability, from …

International Students Share Experiences with Area Schools

by Ariane Strombom, UW–Madison Communications Each year, more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries study on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Sharing that worldly experience with the community is the inspiration behind the program International Reach… http://www.news.wisc.edu/13146.html

International Children’s Literature Conference

Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, November 13 CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, rweiss@wisc.edu/608-262-9224 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TO BE FEATURED AT UW-MADISON CONFERENCE Madison, WI – Four award-winning authors will be guests of honor at an all-day conference on international children’s and young people’s literature in Madison, Saturday, November 18. The conference, “Open …

Cynthia Enloe: Women and the U.S. War in Iraq

Untitled Document News Advisory DATE: Tuesday October 31, 2006 CONTACT: Wendy Christensen, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, communicationpa@intl-institute.wisc.edu Cynthia Enloe to speak about women and the U.S. war in Iraq Cynthia Enloe, one of America’s pre-eminent theorists of gender and the military, and Research Professor of Women’s Studies and International Development at Clark University, will …

Celebrating International Education Week

Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK Madison, WI – The UW–Madison will celebrate International Education Week, November 12 through 18, with a series of, talks, workshops and conferences. International Education Week is a …

Schooling Around the World

Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/24/06 CONTACT: Amy Stambach, (608) 262-1760, aestambach@wisc.edu PANEL TO HIGHLIGHT SCHOOLING AROUND THE WORLD MADISON – A group of doctoral students in the UW–Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) will offer global perspectives on education in “Schooling around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels,” on Wednesday, November 15, …