From completing fieldwork in Vietnam to presenting to peers at an international conference in Prague — Veronica Pham has had an exciting year. She recently attended the Past and Present – Built and Social conference hosted by Architecture, Media, Politics, …
Students
WIScholar graduate takes on coaching roles with college and NFL teams
Most football super fans build their weekends around football. Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program alumn, Ashley Cornwell, built her life around it. From playing as a kid to joining an NCAA coaching staff, there is little …
Trekking with Tigers
When Sam Helle was growing up in the middle of Milwaukee, she didn’t expect to someday be a conservation biologist surveying tiger populations in the foothills of the Himalayas. She had always been drawn to …
Boren Awards open doors to language learning and new horizons
This fall, as most Badgers settle into Madison, three UW–Madison students, including senior Madeline Rutherford, will instead travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a year of advanced Russian language study on the Russian Overseas Flagship Capstone …
A Zeal for Zambia
Lend Nelson Institute PhD student Colleen Henegan your ear, and she’ll tell you all about her time in Zambia, a landlocked country in the south of Africa. As Henegan recounts the months she spent researching, …
International Services Suite Now Open!
We are excited to announce the opening of the new “International Services” suite in the Pyle Center. This space brings together the International Student Services (ISS) and International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS) teams into …
Nelson Around the World
Although the Nelson Institute is housed within Science Hall at 550 North Park Street, our faculty, students, and alumni are sharing our mission and conducting research internationally. From partnering with world-renowned organizations to helping small tribal …
Four UW–Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for summer 2023
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison students are among 2,100 undergraduates from more than 500 colleges and universities across the U.S. awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad during the summer of 2023. The …
Congratulations to the 2023 King-Morgridge Scholars (KMS) Program Graduates!
KMS is the first scholarship created specifically for international undergraduates at UW–Madison. Candidates are selected for drive, academic success, and commitment to addressing problems of poverty alleviation in their own countries/region. Awarded students received a …
Student Profile – Corey Black
Madison, Malawi, Beijing, Washington, DC. Corey Black’s journey to the iSchool has been a bit of an adventure. After graduating with degrees in Afro-American studies and English literature, it was time to leave the familiarity …