University of Wisconsin–Madison
Untitled Docu UW–Madison Observes International Education Week Over a dozen talks, gallery tours, conferences, and first-run foreign films will mark International Education Week on the UW–Madison campus, November 14-18, 2005. IEW, a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, celebrates the benefits of international education and promotes various educational programs around the …
by Barbara Wolff, UW–Madison Communications Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. Their plan of attack involved strategically distributing pamphlets, calling upon ordinary citizens to resist the Nazi regime. The story of The White Rose …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2005 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Two New International Studies Faculty to Work Across Disciplines Madison, WI – Until just a few months ago, Claire Wendland and Laura Schechter were not exactly your average graduate students but true to type were …
Untitled Document Study: Demographer reassesses Japanese marriage slump October 24, 2005 by Paroma Basu, UW–Madison Communications It seems obvious to assume that marriage rates are waning in the industrialized world because women are more educated and financially independent than ever before. But sociologists say the connection is hardly so black or white. Rather, several studies …
Anthropology professor Sharon Hutchinson wants to expand the bubble that Americans live in. by Daniel Uttech, UW–Madison Communications “It’s OK to live in a bubble,” she says. “But people need to see through it. We are so privileged in this country.” Professor of anthropology Sharon Hutchinson leads a discussion about internally displaced people in Sudan, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 10/17/2005 CONTACT: Christine Merritt, Center for East Asian Studies, cmerritt@wisc.edu SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE SERIES AT UW-MADISON EXAMINES US- NORTH KOREA RELATIONS Madison, WI – Although an agreement in principal concerning dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear programs was reached last month in six-nation talks, North Korea is still identified by the U.S. …
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Friday, October 14, 2005 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, UW–Madison European Studies Alliance, 608.265.4766, eecovington@wisc.edu or info@europeanstudiesalliance.org GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OFFICIAL TO SPEAK ON U.S. –EUROPEAN RELATIONS Madison, WI – UW–Madison alumnus Ronald Asmus, a former senior member …
Middle School Students to See the World at World Cultures Day Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2005 CONTACT: Lara Kain, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Center for European Studies (CES), UW–Madison, (608) 265-6298, outreach@creeca.wisc.edu MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO “SEE” THE …
Twenty years ago, the United States was the world’s largest creditor nation, unsurpassed in its ownership of assets outside of its borders, even after deducting what foreigners owned inside its borders. “In the last 20 years, the United States has become the world’s largest debtor nation,” says Chinn, who served as a senior economist for …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 28, 2005 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW–Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI — It was a power lunch September 19 when seven Scott Kloeck-Jenson fellows and their advisors got together to talk about research. The fellowships are awarded to outstanding UW–Madison graduate students whose …