University of Wisconsin–Madison
In her commencement address last Friday at Anacostia Senior High School in Washington, DC, First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged the graduating class—90 per cent of whom will attend college in the fall, many as the first in their family to do so—to find ways to get involved with the world and to study abroad: “To …
UW News Release, June 10, 2010 By Gwen Evans The University of Wisconsin–Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource …
UW–Madison News June 9, 2010 Soccer fans will pack local bars and restaurants for the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But the UW–Madison African Studies Program (ASP) is offering a family-friendly spin on the world’s most important sporting event by partnering with Dungeon-Monroe neighborhood businesses and a Madison non-profit to host …
Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP) received scholarships through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program to help fund their study abroad programs. Katrina Gray, a junior undeclared major, will study in Alexandria, Egypt during fall 2010 and received an $8,000 scholarship. Two students studying abroad for the 2010-11 …
The Chronicle of Higher Education — June 3, 2010 Beth McMurtrie, “As Overseas Internships Grow, So Do Challenges for College Officials” EXCERPT: At the annual conference here of Nafsa: Association of International Educators, at least a half-dozen sessions are focusing on the topic of managing successful internships or, more broadly, strengthening the link between students’ …
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 notes two important trends that “inform our drive to transform education in America”–international competition and international collaboration. He also highlights …
Living Lake Country (May 27, 2010) — Oconomowoc High School graduate Amanda Milford is a senior at University of Wisconsin–Madison. She will be graduating next spring with degrees in zoology and Spanish, and an European Studies Certificate. Last spring, she spent a semester in Seville where she lived with a family and took several classes …
We recently announced UW Without Borders at our “Internationalize” reception. Now the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Division of International Studies encourage you to help shape the UW Without Borders proposal! SUMMER WORKSHOP: UW Without Borders Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:30 to 11 a.m. On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym You should attend this …
Dean Gilles Bousquet recently spoke with Carleen Wild from NBC Channel 15 on building relationships with China and the importance of educating students on the Chinese language and culture. Bousquet also reflected on his recent trip to China, as part of the chancellor’s delegation.
March 10, 2010, Wisconsin State Journal By Karen Rivedale UW–Madison is partnering with some of the world’s leading business schools to create a first-of-its-kind graduate degree in global real estate. The unique model for the new Global Real Estate Master will start American and foreign students at one of three international schools and then bring …