University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of just 14 institutions nationwide with the highest numbers of both students and faculty to receive U.S. Fulbright grants for 2015-16. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently announced the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars. …
Curious about the Peace Corps? Perhaps you’ve read that the University of Wisconsin–Madison has produced nearly 3,200 Peace Corps Volunteers since 1961. And with 68 Badger alumni currently serving overseas, UW–Madison ranks second on the annual list of top-producing universities and colleges. Peace Corps Week – Monday, Feb. 29 through Friday, March 4 – offers …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $90,000 to support a pre-college program designed to introduce high school students from low-income and minority communities to Russian language and culture. The 2016 STARTALK award to UW–Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Department of Slavic Languages and Literature provides support for the Pushkin …
Rita Argus recalls hearing her professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison talk about the Wisconsin Idea, “the thought that what we are learning in the classroom should be applicable to real-world situations.” “I think this has conditioned me to better apply what I learned to help with problems and challenges I am encountering here,” says …
Twenty-five of Africa’s emerging leaders in public management are coming to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in June for a six-week academic and leadership institute, through a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. UW–Madison is among 36 universities selected as hosts for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African …
Support from the Center for South Asia (CSA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will enable four Wisconsin high school teachers to explore southern India for two weeks this summer to gather fresh knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to share with their students. “When I survey my students’ prior knowledge about India they almost always refer to …
Understanding different political systems, languages, customs, and cultures is essential for conducting business in today’s society, says Rebecca Waraczynski, who is pursuing an associate’s degree in marketing at Madison Area Technical College (Madison College). Waraczynski, who studied in Germany through a Madison College program, is seeking to further broaden her understanding of world regions and …
The number of University of Wisconsin–Madison students participating in study abroad has climbed to an all-time high, with a majority of participating students opting for semester- and year-long programs. According to the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, 2,276 UW–Madison students earned academic credit outside of the United States in 2013-14, up from …
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, designed to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. The International Education Week celebration at UW–Madison is led …
Those who knew Scott Kloeck-Jenson appreciate his firm commitment to international understanding and research that serves social justice concerns around the globe. After graduating from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, Kloeck-Jenson joined the Peace Corps, spent two years in Lesotho (where his met his wife Barbara), and then came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison …