What is global competence? Can you learn it? How do you know when you have it? Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio’s daily call-in program about all things international, will tackle the …
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WAGE Advanced Dissertation Research Assistantships – Deadline December 4
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce that it will award one or more doctoral research assistantships for spring semester 2010. Applications must be submitted no later than …
Video: “China and the Global Economic Crisis”
On September 24, 2009, the Division of International Studies and the Wisconsin China Initiative hosted a panel discussion on “China and the Global Economic Crisis.” The panel, which took place after the annual meeting of …
Manitoba Premier Doer to Discuss Regional Tech Cooperation at October 15 WIN-Madison Meeting
Premier Gary Doer, who has been designated as the next Canadian ambassador to the United States, will address opportunities for a Wisconsin-Manitoba collaboration under a newly signed memorandum of understanding at the Thursday, October 15 …
Madison is Home to Many With an International Reach [Wisconsin State Journal]
From the Wisconsin State Journal By MELISSA ULBRICHT 608-252-6120 August 10, 2009 While Madison is far from foreign countries and international borders, it’s home to many people who delve into international problems, some working at …
High School Teachers Blog from Rwanda
Earlier this month15 high school social studies teachers and curriculum planners, most from Wisconsin, left for Rwanda for 30 days. Follow their blog. Led by faculty and staff in the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies …
High School Teachers Leave for Rwanda on UW-Madison Fulbright Grant
UW-Madison News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/30/09 CONTACT: Jim Delehanty, jmdeleha@wisc.edu, 608-262-4458 MADISON – This week, the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program is taking 15 high school social studies teachers and curriculum planners from …
Channel 27 News: From Tehran to Madison
Local Iranian citizen reacts to protests, unrest [Note: Mirsharifi is a doctoral student in UW-Madison’s Second Language Acquisition (SLA) program. She is teaching in the university’s summer Arabic & Persian Immersion Program (APIP) coordinated by …
UW Global Health Director Profiled in Wisconsin State Journal
Know Your Madisonian: Cynthia Haq, UW-Madison Center for Global Health From the Wisconsin State Journal June 6, 2009 Dr. Cynthia Haq directs UW-Madison’s Center for Global Health, formed in 2005. It includes students and faculty …
Joan Spero Speaks at UW–Madison
On Wednesday, May 6, Joan Spero, UW–Madison alumna and an expert in philanthropic issues, addressed an audience that included students, faculty, and community members. She spoke about impact of Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy …