The pandemic couldn’t hold them back — they’ve won major national academic honors, appeared on network TV shows, helped classmates avoid COVID-19, improved the campus, and even won a Grammy. Here’s a look at just …
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A Peaceful Partnership
For Robert Sarwark, joining the Peace Corps just made a lot of sense. As an undergraduate, the UW-Madison English/Creative Writing major (’06) had studied abroad in Spain, where he discovered a deep love for international …
From Malawi to UW and Back: Student Commencement Speaker Lusayo Mwakatika Advances Agriculture in his Homeland
Lusayo Mwakatika grew his first garden at the age of 14. He harvested his own vegetables, sold them to friends and neighbors, and used the earnings as his allowance. It was a living extension of …
Documentary Chronicles Engineers’ Partnership in Guatemalan Quest for Water
In fall 2020, members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UW) student chapter concluded a project that brought clean water to 130 homes in the rural community of Zapote, Guatemala. The system runs …
PhD alumni awarded fellowships to support language and culture studies research
Two recent PhD alumni have received fellowships from the Graduate School to further the research topics they focused on in their dissertations. The Albert Markham Memorial Fellowship supports recent UW–Madison PhD recipients in linguistics, foreign …
New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field
The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they have been during a global …
A Taste of Many Cultures
How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by instructor Erika Anna BS’13 in a creative writing exercise called “six-word stories.” “Eurocentric diets promoted over others’ …
Q&A: Jinan Sous discusses WISc and making her studies global
Even before their first day at the UW–Madison, some students prioritize building an international dimension into their Badger experience. Among the many ways to begin cultivating themselves as global citizens is the Wisconsin International Scholars …
Joel Baraka is reimagining education, and every student is a star
Education has always been a priority for Joel Baraka. Even facing obstacles, he has forged ahead. Now, he is looking to merge his passion for education and his studies in civil engineering to give back …
Finding common ground across borders
Human rights issues do not discriminate based on continent, nor do they halt in the face of a pandemic – in fact, they are global matters that magnify in times of disaster. Through participation in …