University of Wisconsin–Madison
Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns. The grants given to the eight students are in memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson and his family. Scott was completing doctoral work on rural poverty in …
The university may draw them here but Middle Eastern students are forging connections – and creating a special community – throughout Madison By Jennifer Page, for Madison Magazine The growing crowd gathers in the sparse room devoid of any decoration save for two plaques on the wall quoting the Koran. Mimicking the neat lines of …
Todd Finkelmeyer — The Capital Times 7/21/2008 The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute and the South Asia Summer Language Institute are eight-week intensive language training programs for undergraduates, graduate students and professionals. The eight-week courses, both of which are currently hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, count as one full year of language. The Southeast …
WISC-TV’s Neil Heinen talks with members of a University of Wisconsin–Madison group who are making life significantly better for the people of Rwanda. Click here to watch the video.
By Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY For years, rising numbers of U.S. college students have been packing their bags and flying overseas, typically to Europe, for a semester or year abroad and a wealth of irreplaceable memories. Lately, though, these students have been stung by a nasty adversary that they and their parents didn’t have to …
By Karen Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education Officials from research universities meeting here this week agree there is a pressing need to build stronger and more sustained partnerships with African institutions. They also concur that such collaborations face real challenges. International partnerships, particularly in Africa but also in China, have been the focus of …
by Renee Meiller, UW Communications From June 29-July 4, UW–Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh was among nearly 500 young researchers from around the world to attend the Lindau Meeting, a unique event in Lindau, Germany, that draws 25 Nobel laureates for lectures, panel and roundtable discussions, and social and networking events. Slaybaugh, who …
The Dalai Lama is admired around the world but he’s a particularly big hit in this slice of America’s Dairyland. The Tibetan political and spiritual leader has developed a tight relationship with Madison over the last 30 years and it will be on full display when he visits the city for the seventh time later …
By Peter Schworm, The Boston Globe The faltering US dollar, which has steadily lost value against major currencies around the world, has produced a silver lining for foreign students, and the American universities that recruit them. With every dip in the exchange rate, the cost of college for many foreign students has dropped in kind, …
By Jessica Warnock, examiner.com Inevitably, once you arrive to your new country, once all the orientations, paper-work filling sessions and unpacking is complete, you will at some point become incredibly and mind-numbingly bored. While it is easy to assume the first few weeks will be a whirlwind of cultural infusion and fun, most likely, after the …