University of Wisconsin–Madison
On Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, the Morgridge Center for Public Service will celebrate a decade of achievement at its 10th anniversary conference, “Celebrating the Many Faces of Public Service.” The conference will focus on UW–Madison’s past as a leader in public service, as well as the current accomplishments and future goals of …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 27, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, http://www.ls.wisc.edu/ GLOBAL FUTURES COLLOQUIUM TO EXAMINE THE WHAT AND WHY OF GLOBALIZATION Madison, WI – The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies and member programs of the International Institute will examine the …
Scott Straus, a UW–Madison political science professor, recently received an “Award for Excellence” in political science and government by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers. Straus received the award for his book, “The Order of Genocide: Race, Power and War in Rwanda.” The book was featured in the Division …
“Re-imagining the University in the Global Era,” a conference in the “Ideas and Universities International Video Seminar Series, examines the assumptions underlying modern universities, the emergence of corporate universities, and the potential for internationalizing universities within the context of the knowledge economy. Sponsored by scholars at the University of Bristol (UK), the World Universities Network …
NEWS ADVISORY DATE: 2/20/2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590 or rlhess@wisc.edu AUTHORS OF A CASTLE IN THE BACKYARD: THE DREAM OF A HOUSE IN FRANCE TO SPEAK AT PARIS BOOKSTORE Madison, WI — Michael Hinden and Betsy Draine, authors of A Castle in the Backyard: The …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 CONTACT: Alex Grace, Distinguished Lecture Series Committee director, UW–Madison Wisconsin Union Directorate, 262-2216; adgrace@wisc.edu UN Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS to Speak at UW–Madison Madison, WI — Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat, will speak Monday, March 12 as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished …
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Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, February 19, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Worldwide Universities grants announced for UW scholars MADISON — Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Division of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have awarded UW–Madison and other WUN participating …
Campus events respond to cartoon controversy by John Lucas, UW Communications Three campus events have been organized to discuss the international controversy over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist figure. The Offices of the Dean of Students will hold a panel discussion entitled “Free Speech, Civility and the Impact on Campus Climate” at …
Andrew Seaton, the British government’s senior representative to Wisconsin and 12 other Midwestern states, will speak at UW–Madison on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Seaton will discuss “The European Union and the Transatlantic Alliance: Are the Models Broken?” at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., at 4 p.m. His talk – sponsored by the UW European Studies …