September Brings Another Fabulous Madison World Music Festival

One of Madison’s highlights returns on September 13-15, when the Wisconsin Union Theater, in collaboration with other campus departments and community groups, presents the 2007 Madison World Music Festival. This year, you can contribute to the festival to help it thrive for years to come. In its fourth year the festival again brings extraordinary artists …

Hmong contributions highlighted at diversity forum

UW–Madison is highlighting the presence and contributions of Hmong Americans within the university and in the larger community. The campus community is invited to learn more at the Eighth Annual Diversity and Climate Campus Forum to be held on Friday, Sept. 28 at Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Titled “Diversity: Engagement, Resistance, Change,” the daylong …

Study abroad fair quickly approaching

Where in the world do you want to go? Over 1,000 UW–Madison students study abroad each year, on every continent except Antarctica! UW–Madison offers more than 150 study abroad programs. These opportunities include programs for all undergraduate degrees and majors, as well as programs for first year students, sophomores, juniors and seniors. For interested students …

Sixth Annual “World Beyond Our Borders” Series Highlights International Books by UW-Madison Faculty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 From oral traditions in Northern Europe to modern Turkish-German novels, from an anthropologist’s memoir of India to Kissinger’s impact on the last century, this fall’s “World Beyond Our Borders” series offers a lively and eclectic mix of …

WAGE offers fall courses related to globalization and the international economy

WAGE Senior Fellows and Affiliates regularly offer graduate and undergraduate courses related to globalization and the international economy. The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy encourages students to review the below list of courses offered this fall. Please note that enrollment is at the discretion of the individual professor and a number of …

Beijing seminar helps Wisconsin dairies build a bridge to China

by Michael Penn, UW-Communications Along the northern and northeastern borders of China, traditionally considered the country’s dairy belt, daily life can resemble a scene from a Wisconsin of a bygone era. The farms that dot the vast grassy plains are typically small operations with less than a dozen cows, and hardly modern. Most farmers still …

New research awards announced to UW-Madison faculty, staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI – New research grants totaling nearly $140,000 have been awarded to UW–Madison faculty and staff, the Division of International Studies announced today. The grants are being made possible through the International Institute with generous support from …

Award-winning Khrushchev biographer to speak in Madison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2007 CONTACT: Jennifer Tishler, Associate Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), 608-262-3379, jtishler@creeca.wisc.edu. Madison, WI ­– William Taubman, Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, will deliver a talk, “Nikita Khrushchev: The Man and His Era,” in Madison on September 6. (4:00 – …

Humanities scholars earn fellowships for international research

Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. The ACLS is a private, non-profit federation that supports studies in humanities and social sciences. Each year, the ACLS awards fellowships and grants to researchers working in humanities …

Chinese and Arabic languages gain local popularity

Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times  —  8/21/2007 8:09 am Click here to read the full article. Forget Paris. Today’s kids increasingly want to speak the languages of Beijing and Baghdad. In Wisconsin and nationwide, the study of Chinese and Arabic remains dwarfed by long-taught counterparts like French, German and Spanish. But they are …