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Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to promote economic growth and development seem problematic; policy-makers and scholars are increasingly asking what new strategies have worked, or might …
It’s a hard enough path to follow without being linked to terrorism It’s 12:30 p.m. on a Friday in December. Dalia Saleh and her friends are kneeling on the floor, bowing their heads in reverence to Allah. These are the weekly services at the Islamic Center, 21 N. Orchard St. Everyone has removed his or …
U. Of Wis. Union Excludes Foreign Students – Channel 3000 January 22, 2010 International students won’t be allowed to join a union for research assistants at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under a new policy that labor activists believe is the first of its kind in the U.S. All-American Union – Inside Higher Ed January 25, …
You are invited to participate in paid summer jobs and internships available in: Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, England, Finland, China, Mongolia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico. Student orientation and interviews will be held Monday, January 25, 2010 from 3-6 p.m. in Ingraham Hall, Room 206. Positions are available in fields such as …
Applications are available for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for summer 2010 and for the 2010-2011 academic year. UW–Madison graduate and undergraduate students are invited to apply by February 19, 2010. Apply for a FLAS, get the online application. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the …
UW Cinematheque invites you to attend films for their International Spring 2010 program. All events are held at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison WI 53706. The Cinematheque is a coalition of UW–Madison academic departments and student film groups dedicated to showcasing films which would otherwise never reach Madison screens. As the screening facility …
Many may be considering how to respond to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti. Visit the list sent out by the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) that includes direct links to many of the charitable organizations responding to the crisis. Also, please view the below links to media coverage on Haiti and UW–Madison. WISC-TV …
In an effort to deepen the conversation on internationalization, the Division of International Studies co-sponsored the Teaching Academy Winter Retreat on January 14. This winter’s theme was Internationalizing the Curriculum – View the Winter Retreat 2010 Agenda Missed the retreat? View excerpts from the event: Dean Gilles Bousquet’s introduction on internationalizing the campus. Gene Allen …
Many may be considering how you might respond to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti earlier this week. Below is a list sent out by the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) that includes direct links to many of the charitable organizations responding to the crisis. FROM AIEA Disastrous Earthquake in Haiti — On Tuesday, January …
Wisconsin State Journal: UW–Madison students are unharmed in Haiti The Chronicle of Higher Education: American Colleges Scramble to Contact Students and Professors in Haiti Channel 3000: Wisconsin Residents Organizing Help For Haiti Wisconsin State Journal: Local charities directing aid to Haiti