University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 27, 2010) “In the Heart of Cairo, the Language of Immersion,” by Ursula Lindsey EXCERPT: Downtown Cairo isn’t the easiest place for foreign students to get used to. It’s crowded, noisy, and polluted; the traffic is dangerous; and women face sexual harassment regularly. But students at one of the …
You’re invited to read the lasted electronic newsletter produced by the India Initiative! Read the India Initiative Newsletter online, and learn more about the program’s latest projects, successes, and collaborations. If you want to receive a paper copy, or if you have any other suggestions or queries, please e-mail staff@india.wisc.edu, or contact Faculty Associate Lalita …
The Wisconsin China Initiative and the Division of International Studies are pleased to present the Summer 2010 Wisconsin China Initiative newsletter. Newsletter highlights include: a summary of the chancellor’s delegation to China last spring; information on the visiting Chinese athletes who will arrive July 23; and an article introducing UW–Madison’s new Ming historian Joseph Dennis. …
For up-to-date information, go to the UW-Nazarbayev University Project website. A group of leaders in education and members of leading educational organizations were on-hand June 29-30, for the presentation of the new Nursultan Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. In March, UW–Madison entered into a partnership with Nazarbayev University to consult on the development of their …
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 1, 2010) – “Internationalization Is Difficult” By Nigel Thrift EXCERPT: The latest news from Michigan State University is scaling back its operations in Dubai only underlines something we know all too well: internationalization is difficult. Many, many universities are looking to set up overseas operations but the barriers to …
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 11, 2010) — “Obama Begins Rebuilding Academic Ties to Indonesia” EXCERPT: The Indonesian government has recently begun to offer small stipends for overseas study to midcareer faculty members … as well as short-term “sandwich” grants to doctoral students to do research abroad. The American government is likewise ramping up …
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 8, 2010) — “Partnerships Link American and Iraqi Universities in Rebuilding Efforts” EXCERPT: A new State Department program seeks to build on the lessons learned from past missteps and involve Iraqi universities as equal partners in their revitalization. The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Christopher R. Hill, described the project, …
The Cap Times (July 7, 2010) — Connie Schultz: Every college student should own a passport EXCERPT: This summer, one of the largest state universities in the country — Ohio State — is launching a new program to encourage every incoming freshman to get a U.S. passport. The program, “Gateway to the World,” is designed …
Today, July 6, Jean Feraca of Wisconsin Public Readio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders will present Milestones for a Spiritual Jihad. The original show aired at 3 p.m., but will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. here. Description: Milestones for a Spiritual Jihad “Muslim women can stand side by side their male counterparts at Mecca, …
Daily Independent (July 4, 2010) — “Resolving Language Debate In African Literature” EXCERPT The recent challenge by a Cameroonian writer and literary critic, Peter Wuteh Vakunta of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States of America (USA) against the most published postulation of foremost Kenyan writer and apostle of indigenous language, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, on strong …