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Jean-David Levitte, France’s ambassador to the United States, will visit the UW–Madison campus Thursday, May 12. During his visit to Madison, Mr. Levitte will meet with UW–Madison faculty, staff and students, as well as with government and business leaders. Ambassador Levitte will give a talk on “France and America: Common Challenges Ahead” at 4:30 p.m. …
Professors and scholars on Islam will present their latest academic research. Controversial topics about Islam will be discussed such as status of women in Islam, Islamic view of Abrahamic faiths, Islam and secularism, Islam and the west. Conference is April 29 and 30; register online. B1A-B Lowell Hall, 9 a.m. Information: 833-7012, dialogue_international@hotmail.com http://www.islamconf.org/
Study abroad experiences change lives. UW–Madison is fortunate to be able to offer these life-changing opportunities for our students to travel abroad and study many different fields from language, business, education, engineering, global health to agriculture and the life sciences. Students are sent to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America-in fact to over 50 countries. Study …
I will not be in Rome on Friday (today), however I did go to Rome this past Monday for the procession of the body. I can tell you a little about what is going on around me and what has gone on. Here’s what I witnessed. I am studying in Florence through the UW/Mich program …
March 11-12, 2005 Friday: 5:00 – 7:30 Program with Reception and Light BuffetRemarks• Roberta M. Felker, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Chapter of the Fulbright Association (Turkey 2001, Japan 2004) and Principal of Indian Mound Middle School, McFarland • Gilles Bousquet, Dean of International Studies and Programs and Director of the International Institute • Liz Stern, …
Time: 7:00 PM Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street Contact Email: global@intl-institute.wisc.edu Contact Phone: 265-2631 The lecture is followed by The Media of Conflict and the Cultural Imaginary, a one-day conference presented by the Legacies of Violence Research Circle, on Friday, March 11, 9:00 AM .- 4:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall. http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/otherprogs.html#danner
Edward Gnehm, former ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait and Australia. Auditorium, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, 12 noon. Information: bjulrich@wisc.edu. Sponsor: Middle East Studies. A Keynote speaker at the International Education Conference: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. March 11-12, 2005 http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/elpa/conferences/iec/2005/OverseasVisitors.shtm
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September 22, 2004 Contact: Christine Merritt Division of International Studies UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590 or cmerritt@wisc.edu Madison, WI –The UW–Madison International Institute is pleased to announce that Veena Das, a scholar internationally respected for both her academic research and her activist work on physical and structural violence in India, will be this year’s J. Jobe Soffa …