University of Wisconsin–Madison
By Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times Matt Beyer is the first to admit he’s catching his breath just a bit as he wraps up a whirlwind senior year at UW–Madison. “I’m not going to lie, it was really intense,” said Beyer, who is taking two courses this summer to complete his undergraduate degree. “When the …
Susan Troller — 6/12/2008 for The Capital Times Joan Peterson is the author of the Eat Smart series of travel guides for food lovers, which helps people discover the culture of a country through its cuisine. She hopes to give travelers the knowledge — and confidence — to find authentic dining experiences, even in places …
We can’t be competitive globally if we lack exposure beyond US borders. By Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton from the June 12, 2008 edition Both presidential candidates have identified the decline of America’s international prestige as one of the most serious problems that the next administration will face. But neither have yet come …
UW–Madison Postcolonial, Migration and Transnational Studies (Part of Worldwide Universities Network [WUN] International Network in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies) Presents Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism: An International Conference University of Wisconsin–Madison The Pyle Center June 20-21, 2008 Participants Susan Stanford Friedman University of Wisconsin–Madison, Keynote Speaker Ladan Affi University of Wisconsin–Madison Francis Bradley University of Wisconsin–Madison Aparna …
By Dana Bedessem, Division of International Studies Bundled-up students file into the Paul Ebling Symposium Center with wind-burnt red cheeks and noses, brushing off the snow before finding a seat among the crowd. The auditorium is loud with chatter – mostly about the blizzard they had all just braved to make it to this special …
By Stan Katz, The Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle recently reported on a new American Council on Education report (“Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition”) on the status of the internationalization of American campuses. The report concludes that some progress has been made — the percentage of schools offering education abroad has grown …
Kikkoman Foods Inc. will establish a research and development laboratory as well as an environmental studies scholarship in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The new lab, which will open this fall, will be located at University Research Park in Madison. It will be led by one of the company’s research scientists from its research …
This year 50 undergraduate students received scholarships to study abroad in 23 different countries. The students come from all over Wisconsin and the U.S. and are highly diversified in majors and destination countries. At the award ceremony in April two UW seniors and former study-abroad scholarship recipients, Stephanie Koczela, who studied in Nairobi, Kenya, and …
The recent disasters in China and Myanmar underline the network aspects of the crisis response, says emergency management expert Donald Moynihan, associate professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Organizations from all over the world are trying to work together to provide basic services. Their capacity …
Please join us to hear firsthand how three UW–Madison visiting diplomats-in-residence each dealt with a challenge or crisis that arose during their diplomatic career. The panel, comprised of John Campbell, Alfred Defago, and Florence Chenoweth, will also speak more generally of the challenges faced by ambassadors and diplomats in a globalizing world. This event is …