University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Pushkin Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded two grants totaling $230,000 to help fund summer Russian-language classes for high school students from under-represented, low-income and minority communities. A $90,000 grant from STARTALK, a project of the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, will help fund the program …
After spending four weeks in China as a Global Gateway Scholar last summer, Tammy Tian returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, determined to bring some of her experiences back to campus. Tian, a junior studying journalism and East Asian Studies, wanted to start a student organization that bridged the social gap between Chinese and American …
Nearly 120 UW–Madison students preparing to embark on a variety of international experiences in the coming months received words of encouragement and financial support at the fall 2014 International Studies Scholarship Award Ceremony on Wednesday, December 2, at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. The event – hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks ninth among U.S. universities and colleges in the number of students who studied abroad in 2012-13, with 2,157 students earning academic credit outside of the United States, according to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. This marks the eighth consecutive year that UW–Madison has been among the …
Formal efforts to establish study abroad programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began in the early 1960s. Leading the way, Henry B. Hill, the first coordinator and then dean of the university’s newly established Office of International Studies and Programs, developed the Junior Year Abroad, with a program at the University of Provence in Aix-en-Provence, …
The Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies heard reports from a variety of students about their recent global experiences during the Board’s fall meeting on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the University Club. On Thursday, October 23, two of the board members — retired Ambassador John Lange and Anthony Carroll …
In today’s global environment, international travel has become a more frequent and far-reaching part of higher education, from faculty attending professional gatherings or conducting field research to students participating in study abroad programs, internships, or service-learning overseas. While relatively safe, traveling outside the United States still comes with a variety of concerns and considerations. To …
Students come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for the “Wisconsin Experience” – an undergraduate education that happens both in and out of the classroom, preparing them to positively impact the world. For many Badgers, the Wisconsin Experience includes leaving campus, for a few weeks up to a year, to explore the world. “I now consider …
UW–Madison’s Center for South Asia hosted an ice cream social on Thursday, September 4, 2014, for Joe Elder, the long-time professor of sociology who retired this year. Elder was honored with a special flavor of Babcock Hall Ice Cream — Joe Elderberry. Honoring Elder with an ice cream social seemed fitting, since Elder has, for …
Brendan Dowling, a recent University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, placed first among U.S. students and third among students from the Americas at the 13th Chinese Bridge – Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, held July 2-August 3 in Changsha, the capital of China’s Hunan Province. Also, a team of UW–Madison students competing against peers from other …