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While many college students study abroad, some neglect to consider how influential the food of the country is on the culture and their experience. By: Katie Vann / The Daily Cardinal – October 2, 2008 There is a market in Mozambique, Africa, where, during the summer months, vendors fill the streets with crates of fresh …
Colleges reach out to minority students in effort to reduce racial disparities by Ingrid Norton- The Chronicle of Higher Education When Jaime Alvarez looks at his life, he sees two narratives: what might have been and what is. In the first, he gets married shortly after high school, buys a house with money from a …
by Sandra Knisely During University of Wisconsin–Madison materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu’s interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume. In addition to her engineering degree, Treu is pursuing a certificate in international engineering. “I think they were impressed that I had thought about engineering as …
by Jessi Polsky, The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Yurish was feeding elephants in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, while thousands of miles away, fellow UW senior Erica Efron attempted to navigate the narrow medieval streets of Prague, Czech Republic. Every year, thousands of students stuff their backpacks, grab their passports and hop …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. But even before the 2008 Games, China was already on its way as the hot new destination for study abroad. There …
UW–Madison offers more than 150 study abroad programs! These opportunities include programs for all undergraduate degrees and majors as well as programs for first year students, sophomores, juniors and seniors! Attend the Study Abroad Fair to learn about UW–Madison study abroad opportunities, get answers to questions you have about study abroad, and talk with past …
By Eugene McCormack, The Chronicle of Higher Education The number of foreign students admitted to graduate schools at American colleges and universities grew in 2008 for the fourth straight year, but the rate of increase over the previous year declined for the third consecutive year, according to survey results released today by the Council of …
By Richard C. Sutton, Inside Higher Ed. This summer tens of thousands of American college students are studying in overseas programs around the world. More than 200,000 U.S. students now study abroad each year, and a proposed federal initiative would raise that number to one million within the next decade. The recent setback in efforts …
By JUSTIN POPE – Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. But even before the 2008 Games, China was already on its way as the hot …
CONTACT: Jeff Russell, (608) 262-7244, russell@engr.wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS IMPROVE ECUADOR WATER QUALITY MADISON – “I’ve got a project for you,” University of Wisconsin–Madison civil and environmental engineering professor Peter Bosscher told Jonathan Blanchard and Kevin Orner in August 2007, during one of the trio’s weekly gatherings at Bosscher’s home. Blanchard and Orner, civil and environmental …