Mitra Sharafi’s book on Parsi legal culture featured in review symposium

Law & Social Inquiry, the journal of the American Bar Foundation, has published a review symposium on Mitra Sharafi’s “Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772-1947.” Law & Social Inquiry, the journal of the American Bar Foundation, has published a review symposium on Mitra Sharafi’s “Law and Identity in Colonial South …

Four UW-Madison Students Win 2017-2018 Fulbright-Hays Awards

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Awards for 2017. The U.S. Department of Education has announced that four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been selected as recipients of the prestigious …

Fish-Harnack Lecture: Civil Liberties Advocate To Discuss Upholding America’s Promise

Farhana Khera has been a strong presence in advocating to ensure civil liberties for Americans of all religious and cultural backgrounds. At the frontlines in fights against religious and racial profiling in the face of the Patriot Act, Khera has represented the interests of oppressed communities on the national stage, ensuring their voices are heard. …

Internships in Africa offer “priceless knowledge,” say undergrads

This summer, students from UW–Madison headed to all corners of the African continent to complete internships. The African Studies Program talked to two interns about their experiences in South Africa and Uganda, and why other undergraduates should consider applying for internships in Africa this spring. This summer, students from UW–Madison headed to all corners of …

UW-Madison ranked No. 6 in World University Rankings for education degrees

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time rated the globe’s leading universities for an education degree, and UW–Madison is among the very best at No. 6. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time rated the globe’s leading universities for an education degree, and UW–Madison is among the …

Athletic Training students gain valuable experiences through summer internships

Students at UW–Madison have the qualifications to compete for some of the top internships around the country. Like their colleagues from across campus, several students with the Department of Kinesiology’s Athletic Training Program used their summer break to gain real-world work experiences – while also having a lot of fun. Students at UW–Madison have the …

UW System researchers played role in Nobel-winning gravitational wave discovery

Today’s announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to researchers Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish of the California Institute of Technology, bears University of Wisconsin System connections. Today’s announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to researchers Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of …

Erin Hoy, DAAD Young Ambassador

Erin Hoy is a UW–Madison student studying Neurobiology and German. While studying abroad in Germany she was nominated to be a DAAD Young Ambassador. Young Ambassadors are undergraduate students from North America that recently studied abroad in Germany and promote study in Germany at their home universities with help from the DAAD. Below is a …

Africa in Our Lives: Rich Beilfuss

When he’s not playing unicycle hockey or running marathons, you can probably find Rich Beilfuss in the field working with one of sub-Saharan Africa’s six species of cranes. Dr. Beilfuss is the President & CEO of the International Crane Foundation (ICF), an organization headquartered in Baraboo, WI that works worldwide to conserve cranes and the …

UW Student Teaches English During Internship Abroad

My name is Zack Borzick; I’m a senior at UW–Madison majoring in English with emphasis on Linguistics and Communication and I’m also earning a certificate in TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language). I have always wanted to teach, and pursued it throughout college by teaching volunteer classes and tutoring with GUTS, the Greater University …