University of Wisconsin–Madison
William C. Thiesenhusen, emeritus professor of agricultural economics and agricultural journalism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and former director of the university’s Land Tenure Center, died the weekend of June 25-26 at his residence near Madison. He was 68 years old. Thiesenhusen was born Feb. 12, 1936 in Waukesha, Wis. and grew up on a …
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Pyle Center – UW–Madison Campus 702 Langdon St.Room 232, Madison. This interactive videoconference for Wisconsin and Illinois companies will be broadcast live from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. Speaker John M. Kolmer will compare and contrast existing and newly negotiated Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) involving Chile, Singapore, and Australia. Through …
Jean-David Levitte, France’s ambassador to the United States, will visit the UW–Madison campus Thursday, May 12. During his visit to Madison, Mr. Levitte will meet with UW–Madison faculty, staff and students, as well as with government and business leaders. Ambassador Levitte will give a talk on “France and America: Common Challenges Ahead” at 4:30 p.m. …
Time: 7:00 PM Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street Contact Email: global@intl-institute.wisc.edu Contact Phone: 265-2631 The lecture is followed by The Media of Conflict and the Cultural Imaginary, a one-day conference presented by the Legacies of Violence Research Circle, on Friday, March 11, 9:00 AM .- 4:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall. http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/otherprogs.html#danner
Edward Gnehm, former ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait and Australia. Auditorium, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, 12 noon. Information: bjulrich@wisc.edu. Sponsor: Middle East Studies. A Keynote speaker at the International Education Conference: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. March 11-12, 2005 http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/elpa/conferences/iec/2005/OverseasVisitors.shtm
September 22, 2004 Contact: Christine Merritt Division of International Studies UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590 or cmerritt@wisc.edu Madison, WI –The UW–Madison International Institute is pleased to announce that Veena Das, a scholar internationally respected for both her academic research and her activist work on physical and structural violence in India, will be this year’s J. Jobe Soffa …