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“Violence against women violates human dignity as well as numerous rights, including the right to equality, physical integrity, freedom and non-discrimination,” said Rashida Manjoo, an internationally recognized lawyer, teacher, and advocate who works to advance women’s rights and human rights around the world. “I believe that equality and equal protection doctrines demand that we address …
They know the thrill of winning Olympic gold and standing atop the victors’ podium. Weightlifter Liu Chunhong set world records at the Olympics in Athens in 2004 and again in Beijing in 2008. Weightlifting teammate Cao Lei set an Olympic record as she captured gold in Beijing. Luo Wei won her gold medal in taekwondo …
University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward is leading a Wisconsin delegation to China, where he will inaugurate UW–Madison’s first overseas outpost and participate in events aimed at deepening engagement with Chinese partners. The delegation, which includes UW–Madison representatives along with state of Wisconsin and state business officials, will travel to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong …
Graduate students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education have a new opportunity to bring a global perspective into their work as they seek to tackle some of the toughest issues in education. On May 14, leaders from Stockholm University in Sweden visited campus to sign a partnership agreement with the School of Education …
Five projects at UW–Madison have been awarded Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Seed Grants, funded through the Division of International Studies, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), and the Graduate School. “Seed Funding” Project Development Grants are designed to support faculty and academic staff who seek to establish new research linkages via exchanges and jointly sponsored …
Cuba is reforming and establishing close ties with Brazil and China. At the same time, Cuba is facing economic and political changes. “Fifty years after the United States enacted an embargo on all trade and commercial transactions, relations between the two countries remain frozen, even as Raul Castro has been moving in the direction of …
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly announced Wednesday that Gilles Bousquet has agreed to serve as the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Interim Chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich next month. Levin-Stankevich announced on March 27 that he will leave Wisconsin to become President of Westminster College in Utah. May 1 will …
Interim Chancellor David Ward described the launch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Innovation Office in Shanghai as the start of a “China-Plus Initiative”—a unique presence for promoting and facilitating UW engagement across East Asia. “This is envisioned as part of the Educational Innovation initiative,” Ward said, referring to the current campus-wide effort to promote reforms …
For students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison looking to go abroad, finding international experiences that fit with their academic pursuits—in terms of both content and schedule—can be daunting. For international students studying at UW–Madison, making American friends is important, yet often difficult. These are among the top issues that have emerged from initial discussions of …
Efforts to combat hunger around the world will be highlighted March 8-9, as Bettina Luescher, chief North American spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme, comes to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for a series of presentations. As the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) must overcome a myriad …