Isthmus (July 10, 2010) — “UW Dance Department’s Summer Concert is a Global Effort” EXCERPT: The UW Dance department’s fourth annual Summer Dance Institute is truly an international affair, with instructors and choreographers from the …
International Students
[CHE] Partnerships Link American and Iraqi Universities in Rebuilding Efforts
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 …
[Daily Independent] Resolving Language Debate In African Literature
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 …
UW Student, Study Abroad Featured in Star Tribune
Study Abroad Myths: BUSTED! After spending six months in Brisbane, Australia, Lauren Rice would like to clear up some myths about studying abroad. Read Lauren’s full article, as it appeared in the June 29, 2010 …
Meet Mandy Chan: Chinese Student Shares Benefits of Studying at UW–Madison
Mandy [Sioman] Chan grew up in Macau, China. She came to UW-Madison in 2008 to study computer engineering. Mandy has worked in UW–Madison’s Division of International Studies’ communications office for the past year. This summer, …
Badgers Abroad Blog Recognized as Important Resource on Studying Abroad
Recently, Accreditedonlinecolleges.com featured the Badgers Abroad Blog in the article, “50 Terrific Teaching Abroad Blogs”! The blog was noted as a tool to help students preparing to study abroad gain tips and advice when it …
African Studies Program Helps Celebrate First World Cup Held in Africa
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 …
UW-Madison Organizes a Global Real Estate Program [WSJ]
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 …
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 …
International Research & Education in the News
Are American Students Lazy? [Inside Higher Ed] 1/4/10 Gather faculty members together and it’s not hard to get them talking about the ways students disappoint. They text in class, expect extensions for no good reason, …