IRIS is a National Resource Center for International Studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education. IRIS also comprises and provides coordination and administrative support for Wisconsin’s eight area studies centers, six of which are area National Resource Centers, and for the undergraduate International Studies Major of the College of Letters and Science. IRIS is one the four pillars of the UW-Madison’s International Division, along with International Academic Programs (IAP or Study Abroad), the International Projects Office (IPO), and the International Internship Program (IIP).
Use this site to connect with the many programs of IRIS and those of its REGIONAL CENTERS:
African Studies Program / Center for East Asian Studies / European Studies / International Studies Major / Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program / Middle East Studies Program / Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia / Center for South Asia / Center for Southeast Asian Studies
IRIS Welcomes New Executive Director Anju Reejhsinghani
IRIS is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director, Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us in June from UW-Stevens Point, where she is currently an Associate Professor of History and International Studies.
IRIS Fall Welcome Celebration
The IRIS Fall 2019 Welcome event will be on Thursday, September 26, 5:00-8:30 pm, in the Wisconsin Historical Society theater and foyer. This event is free and open to the public as well as the entire UW-Madison community.
Molly Donnellan Receives Early Career Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
On Monday May 6th, the campus advising community gathered in Varsity Hall in Union South for its Spring Celebration and Award Ceremony. This year, International Studies Major Advisor, Molly Donnellan, was the recipient of an Early Career Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award. The Award Selection Committee noted that Molly stood out as an academic advisor not only through her exceptional, supportive and inclusive advising practices but also in her development of innovative programming, and community-building efforts within the IS Major.
Upcoming Events
- September
- September 23Peace Corps Walk-In AdvisingThe Campus Peace Corps Recruiter can answer your questions!11:00 AM, 200B Bascom Hall
- September 23Displaced Sympathies: Finnish Out- and In-Migration, Then and NowA Musical Lecture7:00 PM, Memorial Union
- September 24LACIS Lecture Series: “Panel on Indigenous Studies”Presented by Jessica Hurley, Reynaldo Morales, and Armando Muyolema and Moderated by Kata Beilin, LACIS’ Faculty Director and Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UW-Madison12:30 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
- September 25Africa at Noon: Public Health Policy and Implementation in AfricaTalk by Lara Vojnov, Diagnostics Advisor in the HIV and Hepatitis Department at the World Health Organization12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
- September 25Self-Confident, Autonomous, and Liberated? Politicized Gender Relations in Nazi Entertainment Movies, 1939-1945Elissa Mailänder, Associate Professor at Sciences Po Paris4:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
IRIS News
Artist Talk: Ibrahim Mahama, “Freedom, Art, Production”
On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 3pm, the Ghanaian artist, Ibrahim Mahama, will give a talk on “Freedom, Art, Production” at the Chazen Museum on the campus of UW-Madison. The event is free and open …
Middle East Studies Program hiring student hourly
The Middle East Studies Program is looking for an assistant (student hourly position) who will be able to support some activities of the MES through providing solid and efficient administrative support. Experience with most parts of Microsoft …
IRIS Fall Welcome Celebration – September 26, 2019
The IRIS Fall 2019 Welcome event will be on Thursday, September 26, 5:00-8:30 pm, in the Wisconsin Historical Society theater and foyer. This event is free and open to the public as well as the …
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