The Human Rights Initiative presents, “Climate, Change, and Conflict: Myths, Facts, and Futures” a talk given by Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, assistant professor of Geography and Politics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland will speak Wednesday, …
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Wisconsin China Initiative Leadership Board Meeting: September 23-24
The Wisconsin China Initiative Leadership Board will gather for their annual meeting, September 23 -24, with a public panel discussion on September 24, from 2- 4 p.m. at the Pyle Center, Room 235 (overflow: Pyle …
Mark your Calendars for the 2009-2010 Global Hot Spots Lecture Series
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series kicked off its fall program on Friday, September 25, focusing on worldwide importance and local interest topics. Join Madison-area learners and UW faculty to go beyond the headlines …
2010 U.S. News & World Report: International Education among “Programs to Look For” at UW
U.S. News & World Report has listed International Learning Communities and Study Abroad as “programs to look for” at UW-Madison. International Learning Communities allow students to live in language-specific university housing. Approximately 2,000 UW-Madison students …
Bousquet on Academic Strikes in France [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
France’s Professors Vow to Continue Fight Against Reform Efforts [The Chronicle of Higher Education] July 27, 2009 By Aisha Labi Excerpt: Some observers say the seeds of today’s faculty discontent were sown decades ago. Gilles …
Uncertainties in Mexico: Update for Wisconsin Companies
June 16, 2009 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Fluno Center for Executive Education Skyview Room 601 University Avenue Mexico is Wisconsin’s second-largest trading partner and currently faces a convergence of economic, political and social uncertainties. …
News from the UW-Madison India Initiative
Read the new India Initiative Newsletter. [pdf]
Community Engagement Moves World Dance Alliance Assembly
CONTACT: Doreen Adamany, 608-262-2353, dadamany@education.wisc.edu MADISON – Madison, Wis., will become the world’s dance hot spot May 28-31 when the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Program hosts the World Dance Alliance-Americas (WDAA) General Assembly. Individual dance …
Food Import Safety: Systems and Infrastructure
May 26 and 27 Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building University of Wisconsin – Madison Registration is free. Spring Workshop of the WAGE Managing Import Safety Collaborative This workshop is designed for business, government, and nonprofit …
Globalizing the ‘Bologna Process’: Looking Closely at Europe’s ‘Looking Out’ Strategy for Higher Education
Professor Susan Robertson, University of Bristol In this presentation I look closely at globalization of Europe’s Bologna Process (otherwise known as the external dimension) that is altering the terms and terrain of higher education both …