Alumna Named Marshall Scholar

UW–Madison News (December 4, 2009) — One of the top national awards in higher education goes to a student who combines the “rigor of the scientist… and the communication skills of the humanist… with the imagination common to all great thinkers, whatever the field,” says nominator William Berg, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor emeritus of …

Director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) – Position Announcement

The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on the study of contemporary processes of economic globalization and its governance. WAGE pursues a four-fold mission aimed at supporting faculty research, promoting graduate education and training, building a cross-campus intellectual community, and sharing international expertise with business, …

Bousquet Presides over MOU Signing Ceremony at Qatar University

On behalf of Chancellor Martin, Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies, has traveled to Doha to attend the MOU signing ceremony between UW–Madison and Qatar University. Invited by Qatar University’s College of Education, among others, Dean Bousquet will also present his talk, “Beyond Internationalization: The 21st-Century Global University,” to faculty and administrators …

Inside Islam Wins Award for “Groundbreaking Effort” in Web Writing about Muslims

Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates has won one of the Sixth Annual Brass Crescent Awards, citing “a groundbreaking effort by the University of Wisconsin, Inside Islam has built a blog concurrent with podcasts and a radio show with the help of its students.” This award puts the Inside Islam team among the most influential Muslim …

Brittany Killian Awarded $6,000 to Study in Beijing

Brittany Killian was recently awarded a $6,000 scholarship from the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Program Service – Fulbright-Hays Groups Project Abroad (GPA) Project: Advanced Chinese Language Training Programs.  She will be studying abroad spring 2010 through International Academic Programs (IAP) at the CIEE Study Center Intensive Chinese Language program in Beijing. The CIEE …

Great Festivals of Japan: Experiences Abroad

Meet alumni abroad correspondents, Jeff Oloizia and Neal  Vermillion. Follow their journeys abroad on the Badgers Abroad Blog. Below is an entry from Oloizia who highlights festivals in Japan. Great Festivals of Japan: Awa Odori Step outside the glass doors of Tokushima Station on any day of the year, and you may not be overwhelmed …

UW Alumn Serves in U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Nick Holt graduated from UW–Madison in 2002 with a BA in International Relations [now International Studies]. He studied abroad in Cairo, Egypt. After graduation he worked for international relief organizations in the West Bank, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon. He graduated with an MPA from Princeton University in 2006, and joined the U.S. State Department …

Economy May Be to Blame for Decrease in International Student Enrollment

WPR News Headline — Although more international students are enrolling at American universities, the UW–Madison has actually seen its numbers drop this year. The Institute of International Education reports foreign student enrollment nationwide has gone up eight percent, for an all time high of about 672,000 students. Jason Jonely is the Assistant Director for International …

Lodi’s International Education Week Broadens Students’ Horizons [Wisconsin State Journal]

LODI – When Max Love attended the annual International Education Week at Lodi High School as a student there, it fueled his interest in global learning and led to his desire to serve in the Peace Corps in Eastern Europe. A 2009 Lodi High School graduate, he returned to the event this year as a …

In a Few Wor(l)ds: The World Literature/s Conference – December 3-5

In a Few Wor(l)ds: The World Literature/s Conference will happen December 3-5, in the Pyle Center located at 702 Langdon Street.  The keynote address, “World Literature in a Post-Literary Age” will be given by David Damrosch from Harvard University on Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. …