SYMPOSIUM TO EXAMINE WAYS OF HONORING ANCESTORS IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond.

International Scholar Focus: Meet Zengyuan Ren

Visiting international scholars are an important part of the intellectual and artistic community within UW–Madison’s School of Education. Visiting international scholars are an important part of the intellectual and artistic community within UW–Madison’s School of Education.

GIGANTIC! BRITISH TEXTILES ON DISPLAY THROUGH MAY 13

Walk by the large window displays on the first floor or Nancy Nicholas Hall, and you’ll see the current exhibit of large-print British textiles from the late 60s and early 70s. According to Natasha Thoreson, Curator and Collections Manager at SoHE, the bold prints represent the Avant Garde style popular at the time in London. …

REFLECTIONS OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS STUDYING IN THE US

Studying abroad in the US might seem like a strange notion for many of the UW–Madison students who were born and raised in the US. But for the over 4,000 international students from over 130 countries currently enrolled in classes at the UW, it’s not such a strange idea. Before they attend an American university, …

Wisconsin in Washington Alumni Spotlight

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Background in Southeast Asia provides alum with base for career in international security and counter terrorism

Two months spent learning Thai through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute laid the foundation for a UW–Madison alumnus’ decade long career countering terrorism finance and other national security concerns in the South and Southeast Asia. Two months spent learning Thai through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute laid the foundation for a UW–Madison alumnus’ …

Bridging Mountains: The Appalachians and the Himalayas are on opposite sides of the globe, but with surprising connections

In 2006, musician and music teacher Tara Linhardt ’94 was traveling around Nepal with her partner, Danny Knicely, hoping to renew old ties from a UW study-abroad program some 14 years earlier. While the pair were ambling along a street in Kathmandu, their instruments strapped on their backs, they encountered a young man playing a …

African Studies undergraduate shortlisted for Brunel International African Poetry Prize

In a statement released Monday morning, African Studies Program certificate student Hiwot Adilow was announced as one of eight poets shortlisted for the 6th Brunel International African Poetry Prize. In a statement released Monday morning, African Studies Program certificate student Hiwot Adilow was announced as one of eight poets shortlisted for the 6th Brunel International …

UW Advance helps doctoral students from China learn and grow in Madison

When 33 PhD students from China’s Nanjing Agricultural University enrolled in the UW Advance program, they knew they’d get to discuss exciting ideas with faculty, researchers, and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This was their first taste of the Wisconsin Idea, the notion that the university’s knowledge should extend beyond the classroom, benefiting …

Steps on the path for change

Experiences on campus, in the nation’s capital and abroad have helped Jonny Vannucci forge a future in politics and diplomacy. Experiences on campus, in the nation’s capital and abroad have helped Jonny Vannucci forge a future in politics and diplomacy.