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Second International Meeting of the Lusophone Postcolonial Research Network (LUPOR) The North-South Divide in Postcolonial Studies: Lusophone Perspectives An International Conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison September 4-6, 2008 This conference will continue and extend LUPOR’s mission to examine and reassess the discourses and practices of Portuguese colonialism and its legacy by exploring possibilities for …

GRACE PUJA Department of Educational Foundations University of Dar es Salam Wednesday, September 3rd “Gender Expertise and Education in Tanzania” Noon – 336 Ingraham Thursday, September 4th “School Girl’s Pregnancies in Tanzania: Views of Ex-Pregnant Students” 1:00 pm – 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Dr Grace Puja is a Senior Lecturer from the University of Dar …

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 over the previous year declined for the third consecutive year, according to survey results released by the Council of Graduate …

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 about the resulting mazes of social relations in an increasingly global world. The June 2008 Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism conference organized …

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 tied for 35th among 262 national doctoral universities. Last year, the university ranked eighth among public universities and 38th out …

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 in-depth look at the events shaping our society. Along with an exciting slate of scheduled lectures, expect the kinds of …

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 firm. International companies reported gross margins 4 percent higher than those with no global strategy and were hiring workers at …

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 the desert and you’ll hit a modest-looking set of office buildings and construction cranes that promise to be just as …

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 today and tomorrow, Aug. 7-8. While on campus, Azis will meet with top university officials, including Chancellor John Wiley, and …

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 reauthorization bill that cleared Congress last week, but conservative Republicans weren’t left out of the process entirely. Buried in the …