University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dear Friends, Las month I spent two weeks in Asia meeting with university and government representatives and many of our alumni. I will report more on my trip and several exciting initiatives involving East Asian Studies in the next edition of E-International. But I wanted to once again share with you my conviction that UW–Madison …
John Campbell, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, and Florence Chenoweth, until recently United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be on campus in 2007 and 2008. Ambassador Campbell will be Diplomat-in-Residence while Dr. Chenoweth will be a research consultant. Ambassador …
University of Wisconsin–Madison students share their international experiences with high school peers through individual presentations and panel discussions. Contact Language Institute outreach coordinator Wendy Johnson if you are interested in exploring the possibility of UW students visiting your school. Click here to read the entire story.
From UW–Madison Communications This month, seven students will learn about and try to remedy some of the major environmental injustices surrounding the Mexican-U.S. border area through a University of Wisconsin–Madison summer course titled “Crossing Borders: Environmental Justice at the Mexico/U.S. Border.” Students will spend the first week of their four-week journey in Madison, learning from …
NEWS ADVISORY June 11, 2007 Contact: Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-6823 Click here to download a pdf of the flyer. Madison, WI – Book lovers may want to get a jump on this fall’s titles in the “World Beyond our Borders” series. The popular series, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of …
DATE: Friday, June 1, 2007 CONTACT: Richard Miller, Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, eaassocdirector@eastasia.wisc.edu Madison, WI – The Korean Studies Initiative at UW–Madison will be significantly expanded, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Korea Foundation, the Division of International Studies, the College of Letters and Science, and …
Plans for sustainable development in Norway’s arctic region got a boost this month with the release of a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students. Research findings by a group of students in the La Follette School of Public Affairs will be delivered to Norwegian officials this week by Thomas Loftus, a former U.S. ambassador …
How can the U.S. and the European Union find solutions to environmental problems while also supporting the economy? Eight Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public “international dialogue on ecological policy” …
By Karen Faster, La Follette School La Follette School student Allison Quatrini is off to China for 14 months, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. The international public affairs scholar also won the Critical Language Enhancement Award, a new part of the Fulbright program to increase the number of Americans learning needed languages. It is affiliated …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will honor University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor and department chair David McDonald with the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award on Thursday, May 10. The Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award recognizes UW–Madison faculty members who go above and beyond their job roles to support the Wisconsin …