For many students, summer means long, hot days and the opportunity to flex their newfound classroom skills at an internship. COVID-19 altered many summer interns’ plans, especially those who hoped to travel abroad and participate …
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Dean Podestá to international students: You are welcome here
Lately, a number of factors have created uncertainty and confusion for international students planning to study at UW–Madison during the coming fall semester. Many international students are even wondering how they will be received on …
Grad student helping organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries
While her University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering classmates were landing jobs or applying to graduate school, Rebecca Alcock was preparing for a summer of volunteer work in a Guatemalan mountain town and trying to sort through …
Lessons from Kathmandu
Inside a restaurant at the foothills of the Himalayas, Elizabeth Sumiec danced to music with her new friends and her host family. A few days prior, those same people had been strangers, and she knew …
Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
On behalf of the entire International Division, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on your graduation from UW–Madison! You are graduating with something that is crucial to succeeding in today’s world—a global perspective. Whether …
Congratulations to graduating international students!
To our international Badgers in the Class of 2020, I want to offer my congratulations all of you on this significant milestone. It has been a long journey, and I hope that when you reflect …
Message from Dean Podestá on spring and summer international programs
As we come to the end of another semester and look toward the summer, I want to express my sympathies and appreciation for those of you who had to abruptly change your plans for the …
UW–Madison listed as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students
UW–Madison is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2019–2020 Fulbright U.S. Students. Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs …
SKJ Fellow Angela Serrano pursues research in Colombia
Angela Serrano is pursuing her Ph.D. in sociology with a research focus on agri-food systems. As a Scott-Kloeck Jenson (SKJ) Fellow, Serrano applied funds from the program to conduct research for her dissertation, exploring how …
2019 International Division Fall Scholarship Award Ceremony celebrates scholars abroad
(Photo: UW Global Gateway Fellowship recipients for 2020 spring and calendar year programs.) Curiosity, drive, and a sense of adventure help students find success while studying, interning, and researching abroad. Generosity from donors also plays …