Crister S. Garrett, 56, passed away at his home in Leipzig Germany on March 6, 2019 after a courageous two year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Claudia, daughters Kajsa and Sanna, …
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Nelson Institute ranks among top programs for study abroad participants
Nelson Institute students who participate in the study aboard program are a large part of the Institute’s mission to foster community partnerships in education, research, and service around the world. Through these international experiences, students increase …
Oklahoman report on community colleges features expertise of UW-Madison’s Wang
The Oklahoman newspaper recently reported on the importance of community colleges and the article features the expertise of UW-Madison’s Xueli Wang.
In Memoriam: Kemal Karpat
Kemal H. Karpat, the former chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 20, 2019, at the age of …
Peace Corps Week to Feature National Teacher of the Year
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Peace Corps with a week of events, headlined by 2018 National Teacher of the Year and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mandy Manning, …
At UW–Madison’s Antarctic outpost, they take this kind of weather in stride
Temperatures in Madison rivaled those in Antarctica on Wednesday and Thursday, prompting the city to all but shutter its doors.
Global Gateway program expands to Botswana and India
First they went to Shanghai. Next they went to Rio. This summer, 30 UW–Madison students will take part in faculty-led programs in Botswana and India—new locations offered through the Global Gateway Program. The Global Gateway …
Bortin’s landmark in journalism saw Russia open up
UW–Madison alumna Meg Bortin went from being a history major to becoming a correspondent and editor at Reuters and the International Herald Tribune. In 1992, she helped found the first independent English language daily newspaper …
Nelson Institute Director serves as keynote speaker at international water conference
Nelson Institute Director, Paul Robbins will serve as the keynote speaker at the international conference, Water in the Americas, to be held January 9 – 11, 2019 in Paris, France. Organized by the Center for Research and Documentation on the …
Paving the Way to a World-Ready Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Language Roadmap
With over 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power outside of the United States, an increasing number of Wisconsin businesses are expanding internationally. To ensure a world-ready workforce for businesses throughout the state, Wisconsin schools …