Students discover fresh perspectives through old languages at UW-Madison

Johanna Weissing has long felt a special connection to Scandinavian history and mythology. As a young girl, Weissing remembers her father reading Rolf and the Viking Bow aloud. She became caught up in the story world of 11th century Iceland and craved more. Further inspired by her family’s Swedish heritage and the history she studied …

8 UW-Madison students receive U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarships

Eight students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical needs languages during the summer of 2015. These students are among approximately 550 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students nationally selected to participate in the 2015 program. CLS participants will spend seven to 10 …

UW students going on internships abroad receive grants, awards

University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on international internships for the summer and fall of 2015 were among those honored April 23 at the Division of International Studies Spring 2015 Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Gordon Dining and Event Center, co-sponsored by the Division’s International Academic Programs and International Internship Program. At the event, …

UW students going abroad in 2015 get encouragement, awards

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 spring 2015 International Studies Scholarship Award Ceremony on April 23, at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. The event – hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies, International …

Returnees provide send-off, advice for new UW Peace Corps invitees

Like many graduating seniors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rebecca Morgan grapples with a feeling of not knowing what to expect this summer. Morgan wakes up every morning feeling either overwhelmed with excitement or overcome with nerves, as she looks ahead to a two-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Recently, Morgan and other invitees …

Schwarzman Scholars competition

Schwarzman Scholars competition is open. Application opens: April 15, 2015 UW–Madison deadline: July 22, 2015 Foundation deadline: October 1, 2015 *No institutional letter of endorsement or nomination from the candidate’s undergraduate or graduate university is required. However, a very brief assessment form for applicants who are currently enrolled students, to be completed by a Scholarship …

Fish-Harnack Lecture to feature expert on human rights, immigration/refugee law

Obiora Chinedu Okafor, a respected academic on international, human rights, and immigration/refugee law, will deliver the 2015 Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture. Okafor, professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, will speak on “The International Law of Secession and the Protection of the Human Rights of Oppressed Sub-State Groups: Yesterday, …

Fulbright Info Session English Teaching Assistantships

Please forward to Undergraduates and Graduates. Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information …

Fulbright Info session for Grads

Please forward to grad students. Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session …

Fulbright Info Session for Undergrads

Applicants to the Fulbright US Student program must be US citizens. The Fulbright US Student Program 2016-17 competition will open on Tuesday, March 31. New application and country program information will be available on the Fulbright US website. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session for Undergraduates interested in learning …