University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guido Podestá has announced he will step down as vice provost and dean of the International Division at the end of 2022. He will work with the division through the end of the current fiscal year to assist with the transition. Podestá has served in the position for 10 years. The university will conduct a …
The university has been made aware of recent acts of violence and aggression against students that took place near the UW–Madison campus. We are deeply concerned by these reports. UW–Madison is committed to making our campus and nearby downtown areas safe for all. Initial reports came from members of our Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi …
The International Division is happy to congratulate the graduating 2021–2022 Wisconsin International Scholars and eagerly awaits their plans and goals for the future. Many look forward to volunteering, graduate school, receiving prestigious scholarships, and working in their respective fields. The Wisconsin International Scholars Program is an undergraduate honors enrichment program that students enroll in before …
The man on stage closes his eyes and begins to strum his silver guitar, swaying slightly with the melody, as he gently sings about pain, grief, and loss: All of them were bone All of them were blood All of them were flesh That somebody loved Joe Goodkin (BA, Classics ’99) is singing ‘Somebody Loved,” …
For Business Badger Katie Haghighi (BBA ’22), the pace won’t slow after Saturday. Once the marketing and international business major has diploma in hand, she’s committing her energy and efforts to the startup she founded: Regener8, a platform that tackles the global textile waste crisis by connecting fashion designers with consumers. Come late summer, she’ll …
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), in partnership with European Studies, and the Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS NRC), hosted “Teaching About Ukraine: Webinar for K-12 Educators,” Tuesday, May 10. The event featured UW–Madison political science, secondary education and sociology professors and covered key points in …
The spring 2022 semester is one that many of us will remember for quite some time. In addition to a growing sense of normalcy on campus, there have been many successes that we can celebrate as we say farewell to the academic year. First, I want to offer my congratulations to the Class of 2022! …
Jenna Greene calls her contribution to Earth RepAIR, the UW–Madison team participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition—a $100 million global challenge funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation—“a narrow piece of the puzzle.” But all puzzle pieces are essential to the whole. Greene, who graduates from the La Follette School of Public Affairs …
African studies and computer science may seem like two fields that have few ties. But senior and King-Morgridge Scholar Sheriff Issaka is blending the two through AI4Afrika—a wide-reaching project to bring African voices, narratives, and perspectives to artificial intelligence research and implementation. Even before attending UW–Madison, Issaka always had a strong interest in computer science. …