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By Clara M. Lovett, The Chronicle of Higher Education Imagine that J. William Fulbright rose from the dead and became reacquainted with American colleges and universities. He would be impressed, perplexed, and perhaps angry. Rhodes scholar, University of Arkansas president, and chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1974, Fulbright would …
Presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison African Studies Program Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. 3:00 P.M. Welcome and Introductions Gilles Bousquet, Sharon Hutchinson, and Jeremy Foltz 3:15 Is China an Authoritarian Model of Development for Africa? Edward Friedman, Department of Political Science 3:35 Is China an Engine of Growth …
A Series of Events with SCOTT RITTER, Former UN Weapons Inspector April 16, 17, and 19, 2008 The Reality of Arms Control: From the Trenches Madison Committee on Foreign Relations (MCFR) Monthly Meeting Wednesday, April 16, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Rigadoon Room, Edgewater Hotel (666 Wisconsin Avenue) Registration and fee required for this event …
The International Institute’s International Faculty Book Series (formerly the World Beyond Our Borders Book Series) on Human Rights around the World presents Robert Skloot (UW–Madison, Theatre and Drama, Jewish Studies) discussing his new book Theatre of Genocide: Four Plays about Mass Murder in Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia and Armenia (University of Wisconsin Press, 2008) Tuesday, April …
By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed In many discussions about the international standing of American higher education, China is the 800-pound gorilla — the emerging scientific and technological superpower whose newfound focus on building a first-class postsecondary system poses a major threat to the national economic competitiveness and individual well being in the United States. …
By Brian Walsh, Time Magazine, April 4 2008 Featuring Jonathan Patz, UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies What do we talk about when we talk about global warming? It’ll get hotter, that’s a safe bet; polar ice caps will be melting, and wildlife that can’t adapt to warmer temperatures could be on the way out. …
Recognizing the importance of China to the economic and political future of Wisconsin and the United States, the Division of International Studies is introducing a UW–Madison China Initiative designed to promote global competence and to advance internationalization with respect to China. To celebrate the inauguration of the Initiative we present to you a month of …
Don’t miss the spring’s final two lectures Join Madison-area learners on Friday, April 4 and Friday, May 2 as we continue to look at the ever-increasing role played by global affairs in society. Starting with the environmental challenges facing the earth and finishing up with India’s growing power, these two programs are sure to spark …
From UW–Madison Communications For the past five years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has welcomed hundreds of Wisconsin high school students and teachers to World Cinema Day, a program of the Language Institute and the Wisconsin Film Festival to raise cultural awareness and deepen understanding of diverse perspectives through international film. This year, a record number …
by Diane Cole, U.S. News and World Report Posted March 26, 2008 Graduate schools are going global—that is, if they haven’t done so already. These days, not only do students from around the world come to the United States for grad school (numbers have rebounded since 9/11). American students themselves are increasingly searching out research …