By Eugene McCormack, The Chronicle of Higher Education The number of foreign students admitted to graduate schools at American colleges and universities grew in 2008 for the fourth straight year, but the rate of increase …
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Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism Conference
The twenty-first century promises increasing movement–both voluntary and forced–of people from their natal homelands. This rapid diffusion of people, ideas, and practices poses enormous challenges: for managing populations, for creating political communities, and for thinking …
UW-Madison moves up in latest rankings
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked seventh among public institutions in the 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, produced by U.S. News and World Report. The issue will be on newsstands today (Aug. 22). UW-Madison also …
Mark Your Calendars Now for Global Hot Spots
The popular Global Hot Spots Series kicks off its fall program on Friday, September 5, focusing on topics of worldwide importance and local interest. Join Madison-area learners and go beyond the headlines to take an …
International companies fare better, study says [Wisconsin State Journal]
By Marv Balousek, Wisconsin State Journal Companies with foreign operations are earning more profits and hiring more workers than those operating only in the U.S., according to an annual survey by the RSM McGladrey accounting …
Build It And They Will Learn The geography of higher ed is changing fast, with Asia and the Mideast coming on strong [Newsweek]
By Zvika Krieger, Newsweek Aug 9, 2008 Drive down Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai’s main thoroughfare, and you’ll pass the world’s only seven-star hotel, its tallest building and its largest man-made resort island. But head off into …
Leader of Indian university visits UW-Madison
As part of an ongoing effort to forge stronger ties with leading educational institutions in India, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting P.K. Abdul Azis, the vice chancellor of India’s Aligarh Muslim University, on campus …
Area studies programs in Congress [Chronicle of Higher Education]
8/6/2008 Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Conservatives Claim Some Victories in Democratic Congress’s Higher-Education Bill By KELLY FIELD Washington Liberal Democrats may have drafted the Higher Education Act …
Campus film screening: Belarusian Waltz
Wisconsin Public Television, UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) , and P.O.V. present a screening of the documentary film Belarusian Waltz by Andrzej Fidy 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 4070 Vilas …
Universities Seek to Strengthen Ties in Africa and China [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Karen Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education Officials from research universities meeting here this week agree there is a pressing need to build stronger and more sustained partnerships with African institutions. They also concur …