Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Human Rights Speaker Series: The Back 40 Mine: A conversation about Menominee rights

Part of the Fall 2020 IRIS NRC Human Rights Speaker Series, with Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) About this Event The Back Forty Mine project is a proposed open pit metallic sulfide mine located on the banks …

Boren Fellowship information session: October 29, 2020

The IRIS Awards office is sponsoring an information session for UW-Madison graduate students interested in learning more the Boren Fellowship program: Boren Graduate Fellowship Online Information Session Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:00 – 4:00pm Via …

October IRIS International Film Club: Operation InfeKtion

Join the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) as we meet for the October Film Club. Participants will watch Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War, from the New York Times.  On …

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