University of Wisconsin–Madison
The International Division at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has put together two sessions for the upcoming Wisconsin Science Festival to showcase UW–Madison’s expertise on some of the most pressing global issues. Global Wisconsin Idea, Thursday, October 22, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.: Seven scientists, with expertise ranging from geography to genetics, will share their groundbreaking …
In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis critiqued consumerism and irresponsible development, lamented environmental degradation and global warming, and called on all people of the world to take “swift and unified global action.” Recently, Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt, an environmental scientist in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, joined five …
Structural inequalities are among the main reasons widespread poverty persists in India, despite continuous economic growth, says Renana Jhabvala, the 2015 J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. Jhabvala, who has been extensively involved in policy issues regarding poor women and the informal economy in India, will discuss “Structural Inequalities and Poverty: …
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, a respected academic on international, human rights, and immigration/refugee law, will deliver the 2015 Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture. Okafor, professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, will speak on “The International Law of Secession and the Protection of the Human Rights of Oppressed Sub-State Groups: Yesterday, …
Incorporating international news reports into school-wide announcements, having high school students give language lessons to elementary students, and hosting international dinners for the community are among the ideas for increasing global awareness offered by high school students at the 2015 Wisconsin Global Youth Summit. The Wisconsin Global Youth Summit brought approximately 170 students from more …
The Pushkin Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded two grants totaling $230,000 to help fund summer Russian-language classes for high school students from under-represented, low-income and minority communities. A $90,000 grant from STARTALK, a project of the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, will help fund the program …
Statement from Vice Provost and Dean Guido Podestá, of the UW–Madison Division of International Studies: We regard engagement with China and the surrounding region to be of critical importance to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the state of Wisconsin. Our university has long ties to this region, reflected in many ways. UW–Madison has many faculty …
Formal efforts to establish study abroad programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began in the early 1960s. Leading the way, Henry B. Hill, the first coordinator and then dean of the university’s newly established Office of International Studies and Programs, developed the Junior Year Abroad, with a program at the University of Provence in Aix-en-Provence, …
In addition to providing a forum for the world’s top diplomats, the United Nations attracts people from around the globe seeking entry and advancement across a range of internationally focused careers. Suhail Khan, the former advocacy and communications adviser in the UN’s Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, is coming to …
Jean Geran, a University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna who has worked on international child protection issues in a variety of capacities, will discuss “Right to Identity: Child Abandonment, Trafficking, Migration and Protection,” as this year’s J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. “The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child articulates …