Dean Bousquet: Creating a global talent pool [Wisconsin State Journal]

Wisconsin State Journal, November 8, 2007 The increasing interdependence of the world ‘s economy is practically a fixture in the news these days, and for good reason. Whether it ‘s the need for global competence (claimed in this week ‘s New York Times), or the increase of outsourcing and immigration (described in last week ‘s …

November 12th – 16th is International Education Week

Click here to download a pdf flyer of campus events.

UW-Madison Student is Baldwin’s Guest at French President’s Speech to Congress

UW–Madison senior Lana Landgraf was the guest of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin at today’s joint meeting of Congress honoring French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Landgraf, a native of West Allis, WI, met with Baldwin before taking a seat in the visitor’s gallery of the House chamber to hear the French President’s address to Congress. Each Member of …

UW-Madison language professors quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education

Professors Monika Chavez, Department of German and Sally Magnan, Department of French and Italian, are quoted in an article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education: “Foreign-Language Departments Bring Everyday Texts to Teaching” by Burton Bollag (subscription only, excerpts below). “If you compare textbooks to those 10 years ago,” says Sally S. Magnan, a professor of …

Health toll of climate change seen as ethical crisis

by Terry Devitt, University of Wisconsin–Madison Communications The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study. In a paper to be published the …

New York Times: The World Is My Campus

With more than 6,000 programs in 100 countries, study abroad is a fringe add-on no longer. Four college students reflect on their experiences. Click here to read about their experiences.

Panel to highlight global perspectives on education

by Kerry Hill, UW–Madison Communications A group of doctoral students will offer global perspectives on education in “Schooling Around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels,” a special program sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to mark International Education Week. Based on their …

Sustainability strategist speaks at business forum

Stuart Hart, one of the world’s leading authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, will be the keynote speaker at a free public forum on business, environment and social responsibility. Hart, the Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business, will speak on …

Call for Proposals – WAGE Research Collaboratives on Globalization

The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) invites all University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty to apply for a multi-year collaborative grant to increase understanding of globalization and the international economy. WAGE will award up to $100,000 to each of three separate collaboratives, with the awards spread over a three-year period. Click here to …

World Beyond Our Borders event: Thomas A. DuBois

7pm, Wednesday, November 7 Borders Books West, 3750 University Avenue, Madison. This is an event of the Division of International Studies’ World Beyond Our Borders reading series. Join Thomas A. DuBois as he reads from his recently published book, Lyric, Meaning and Audience in the Oral Tradition of Northern Europe (Notre Dame Press, 2006). DuBois …