Global Studies and the Offices of the Dean of Students announce the opening of the third (Spring 2009) WI-Global Forum. The WI-Global Forum is an online discussion for and by UW-Madison undergraduates on contemporary global …
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Women, Peacemaking, and Power in Africa
Gender & Women’s Studies Colloquium Women, Peacemaking, and Power in Africa Aili Tripp Professor, political science and gender & women’s studies Noon, February 25 206 Ingraham This presentation examines why almost all post-conflict countries in …
WAGE “Featured Department” in UW Business News Wire
WAGE “Featured Department” in OCR’s February 2009 UW Business News Wire The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) can help you and your business be competitive in the global …
Employment in International Organizations: Opportunities and Strategies
Wednesday, February 25 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 4151 Grainger Hall H. Stephen Halloway discusses the ins and outs of working for international organizations. Mr. Halloway, Special Advisor to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization …
Deadline Today: G20 Economic Summit Simulation
Saturday, February 28, 2009, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union Take part in an exciting, interactive, global role-playing game on the UW-Madison campus: the G20 Economic Summit. Players will simulate the dynamics of global partnerships as representatives …
Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for International Law
The Wisconsin International Law Journal 27th Annual Symposium Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for International Law Friday, March 6, 2009 8:15 AM – 5:15 PM Room 2260, Law Building CLE Credits …
Global Hot Spots: Thailand
“Thailand” Thongchai Winichakul, Professor – Department of History 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009 Pyle Center For information, visit the Web site, e-mail, or call 608-262-5699. The Global Hot Spots Lecture Series is co-sponsored by …
Renewed Attention to Social Sciences in China Leads to New Partnerships With American Universities [The Chronicle]
By Mara Hvistendahl, The Chronicle of Higher Education Rising up from the eastern edge of Peking University’s campus, the sleek, U-shaped Leo KoGuan Building wraps around a red Qing-dynasty edifice. The result of a record-breaking …
Social and Business Etiquette of China: Preparing for Your China Experience
Tuesday, February 17 4:30 – 6:00 pm Grainger Hall (see TIGH for room location) Interested in visiting China? Join Professor Wang Xiaojun (Helen) , of the South-Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China, for an …
The Transformation of the Legal Profession in Contemporary China
You are cordially invited to a lecture on: The Transformation of the Legal Profession in Contemporary China by Sida Liu Research Associate at the American Bar Foundation & Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Chicago …