University of Wisconsin–Madison
As a Wisconsin native and UW alumnus, USAID Administrator Mark Green understands better than most the breadth of expertise that exists on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. He saw it as a law student, as a state representative and later as a member of Congress representing Wisconsin’s 8th district. On Oct. 18, Green’s knowledge of …
Emeritus Professor Harold E. Scheub, the former Evjue-Bascom Professor of Humanities in the Department of African Languages and Literature (now the Department of African Cultural Studies) of the University of Wisconsin Madison, passed away on October 16. He was 88.
Forty years ago, Ambassador David D. Nelson ’78 was a senior studying economics and international relations at UW–Madison. While he had always been interested in public policy and international relations, building a career in the State Department was not part of his plan. In fact, he had never heard of the U.S. Foreign Service. Given …
When domestic and international criminal justice agencies work together, the impact can be tremendous. That is what UW–Madison alumna Lauren Danen ’14 has witnessed firsthand through her work as a contractor with the U.S. Department of State, where she is a program coordinator in the Office of Criminal Justice Assistance and Partnerships, a unit of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Danen’s office …
UW–Madison provides students with the unique opportunity to participate in a dynamic internship program in our nation’s capital while earning credit toward graduation. The program fuses academics and professional skills, and includes exciting lectures, visits to major institutions and a variety of networking opportunities that have kick-started many UW students’ careers in Washington, D.C. Wisconsin …
Climate change and national defense took center stage as members of the Danish Parliament joined students and the UW–Madison community on September 19 to discuss the future of Danish transatlantic relations. The group discussed connections between Denmark and the United States, the European Union, and the world, with conversation ranging from economics to international politics. …
It’s the most competitive, most sought-after international internship offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The JR Central Internship Program, established by Distinguished UW Alum and JR Central Chairman Emeritus Yoshiyuki Kasai, has been offering Badgers professional experiences in the cutting-edge field of high-speed transportation since 2000. To date, 49 Badgers have participated, learning about all …
In Sitapur, India, a surgeon from Suresh Chandra’s team performed a 20-minute, $25 cataract surgery on a man who was blind in both eyes. By removing the cloudy lenses that covered his eyes, Chandra’s team gave this man sight. Through a translator, a member of Chandra’s team asked what the first thing the man was …
When Chandler Maas was accepted into the Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI), she wasn’t sure what condensing an entire year of language study into an 8-week summer session would look like. However, the UW–Madison senior is no stranger to the challenges and rewards attached to learning a new language. She didn’t plan for Portuguese to …
The CIEE Passport Caravan is a one-day, on-campus event sponsored by the International Division, International Academic Programs (IAP), and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). At the event, on Wednesday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., CIEE will help up to 225 students apply for passports for free. Once issued, U.S. passports …