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Below we have republished this Wisconsin Idea Profile: Anne Topham has been to many places to talk about goat milk and cheese, but San Bernardo was different. The air was cold at 10,000 feet when she stepped off the bus after the five-hour ride from Quito, Ecuador, and the street was dusty from months of …
Green Bay—This Wednesday, June 9, Richard McCreary president and CEO of Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) will discuss the economic impacts of a pending federal contract on the region, as well as new investment in jobs and infrastructure in their Wisconsin-based operations since MMC was acquired by Fincantieri Marine Group Holdings, Inc. in early 2009. The roundtable is hosted …
Next month, four UW–Madison undergraduates will leave for Nyargia, Ghana for five weeks to study the impact of a poverty reduction model in the village. The impact assessment internship is run by the Blessing Basket Project, which works to reduce poverty in developing countries by paying “Prosperity Wages” for artisan products, thus supporting entrepreneurs and …
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 4, 2010 Commentary: Jeremy Rifkin, “Empathetic Education: The Transformation of Learning in an Interconnected World” EXCERPT: Maybe it’s time to ask the question of whether simply becoming economically productive ought to be the primary mission of American education. Shouldn’t we place at least equal attention on developing students’ innate …
Living Lake Country (May 27, 2010) — Oconomowoc High School graduate Amanda Milford is a senior at University of Wisconsin–Madison. She will be graduating next spring with degrees in zoology and Spanish, and an European Studies Certificate. Last spring, she spent a semester in Seville where she lived with a family and took several classes …
We recently announced UW Without Borders at our “Internationalize” reception. Now the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Division of International Studies encourage you to help shape the UW Without Borders proposal! SUMMER WORKSHOP: UW Without Borders Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:30 to 11 a.m. On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym You should attend this …
Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders Unwind and catch up on some archived radio shows from our friends at Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders. Recent UW faculty guests include: Amy Stambach, Director of Global Studies and Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Anthropology, discussing American Missionaries Abroad Jordan Rosenblum, Belzer Assistant Professor of Classical …
UW Without Borders, Let the Action Begin! On May 19th, the Division of International Studies and the Morgridge Center for Public Service held a reception at the 2010 UW–Madison Teaching and Learning Symposium to celebrate and advance international teaching and service learning initiatives. During the event, Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet presented the inaugural Wisconsin Global …
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) held a reception on Tuesday, May 4 to celebrate the good news! Watch the slideshow. Hear Vice Provost Bousquet talk about CIBER’s particularly innovative nature! Hear Randy Dunham, CIBER faculty director, address the importance of less-commonly taught languages! (Apologies as usual for the amateur videography–turn up …
The Division of International Studies and the Morgridge Center for Public Service invite you to a reception at the Teaching and Learning Symposium to celebrate and advance international teaching and service learning initiatives! Wednesday, May 19 4:00-5:30 p.m. Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge 702 Langdon Street We will: – announce the winners of the first Global …