Newsweek, January 26, 2009 By Jeffrey Bartholet and Daniel Stone The fact that Valerie Jarrett spent her early childhood in Iran made it easier to bond with Barack Obama. The subject came up the first …
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Global Health Certificate Program Celebrates First Graduates, Welcomes New Students
UW-Madison News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2009 CONTACT: Cindy Haq, 608-263-6546, clhaq@wisc.edu MADISON – Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health …
No University of Wisconsin-Madison students in line of fire in Gaza
By Deborah Zif for the Wisconsin State Journal University officials say there are no UW-Madison students studying in Gaza as Israeli air strikes rain down on the area. But Jennifer Loewenstein, associate director of UW-Madison’s …
The Top 10 Myths About Study Abroad [U.S. News & World Report]
By Lynn F. Jacobs, Jeremy S. Hyman U.S. News & World Report Thinking you might want to study abroad? For some, it’ll prove to be one of the most rewarding, life-enhancing experiences of their college careers. …
Higher Education in a Global Society [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Graham Spanier for The Chronicle of Higher Education The humorist Dave Barry once observed, “Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has …
Students Abroad Blog To Educate Peers and Highlight Wisconsin Experience [Madison Commons]
By Valerie Figlmiller, for Madison Commons Students have recently begun to blog about their time while studying abroad to give others perspective and to emphasize the “Wisconsin Experience.” UW-Madison’s Division of International Studies publicly launched …
Global Classrooms: Going Off to College for Less [The New York Times]
By Tamar Lewin, The New York Times ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Isobel Oliphant felt she was making an offbeat choice when she graduated from Fox Lane High School in Bedford, N.Y., and enrolled at the …
Going Off to College for Less (Passport Required) [New York Times]
By Tamar Lewin, New York Times “I thought I was being original,” said Ms. Oliphant, now in her third year at the University of St. Andrews. “But my high school class president came here, too. …
Economy Will Not Deter UW Study Abroad Travel [The Daily Cardinal]
By: Cassie Holman /The Daily Cardinal – November 24, 2008 Although the economy is declining, many UW students still find it beneficial to study abroad. Mounting the Acropolis and gazing out over the sprawling city of …
Record Number of U.S. Students Study Abroad, in Diverse Locations [USA Today]
By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY More U.S. students are studying abroad than ever before, and they’re choosing an increasingly diverse array of destinations, a new report says. A record 241,791 U.S. students went abroad …