Teri Allendorf applied for the Peace Corps in the early 1990s with an eye toward East Africa, where she was hoping to use her knowledge of Swahili. But when the program gave her a list of …
Global Sustainability
Danish Parliament discusses sustainability, security during visit to UW–Madison
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 …
Global Scholars Awards Help Faculty, Staff Internationalize Learning
by Masarah Van Eyck When Emily Dickmann took 23 UW–Madison undergraduate students on an alternative spring break service learning trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, she knew they had learned some valuable things. “There …
[CHE] Internationalization Is Difficult
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 …
UW-Madison Center for South Asia Celebrates 50 Years at UW
The launching of Sputnik I in 1957 led to the federal government’s most significant participation in modern foreign language and area studies research and training in history – the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of …
[CHE] More Colleges Coach Professors to Lead Study-Abroad Programs
Read Karin Fischer’s article on the excitement behind the increase of faculty-led study abroad programs in The Chronicle of Higher Education. EXCERPT Faculty-led study-abroad programs have proliferated in recent years, as colleges have sought ways to give …
Babcock Institute Sends Dairy Artisans Across Borders
Below we have republished this Wisconsin Idea Profile: Anne Topham has been to many places to talk about goat milk and cheese, but San Bernardo was different. The air was cold at 10,000 feet when …
UW Student Interns to Assess Poverty Reduction Program in Ghana
Next month, four UW–Madison undergraduates will leave for Nyargia, Ghana for five weeks to study the impact of a poverty reduction model in the village. The impact assessment internship is run by the Blessing Basket …
Secretary Arne Duncan on “International Engagement through Education”
On May 26, 2010, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations on “International Engagement through Education.” Read his speech and/or watch the video and Q&A online. Sec. Duncan …
Haitian Student Offers Practical Solutions at Panel Discussion
On January 28, 2010, panelists gathered to discuss, “HAITI: Perspectives on Crisis” in the Red Gym’s On Wisconsin room. Gergens Polynice, an M.A. candidate in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS), who was in …