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Celebrating 60 Years of Service and Friendship – A Conversation with Peace Corps Directors
March 1, 2021, 6-7:30 p.m. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating 60 years of Peace Corps with a panel discussion including 10 former Peace Corps directors. Moderated by former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala, one of …
Fulbright-Hays DDRA 2021 competition open; info session & technical review scheduled
The 2021-2022 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) competition is now open. The deadline for submission of a complete application, including all supporting documents, is 10:00 am, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Go to http://iris.wisc.edu/funding/students/ddra/ for …
Pulitzer Center international reporting fellowship (2021)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is partnering with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to support one student journalist in covering an international story. The fellowship amount is $5,000. The student can use this money to pay …
Fieldwork Award & SKJ Fellowship competitions open for Summer 2021; information session on February 4, 2021
The competitions for the 2021 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship are now open! These awards are for graduate students @ UW-Madison (in any department) planning on conducting research outside the United …
Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship information session
On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 4pm CST there will be an information session for students interested in opportunities available with the 2021 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship through the UW-Madison. Join the session on Zoom …
SPRING 2021 WEBINAR SERIES: Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin
This webinar series brings together educators, refugee resettlement service providers, college students with refugee background, scholars, employers, and community members to learn about the barriers and supports that impact the college and career success of …
Upcoming FLAS information sessions for Summer 2021 & AY 2021-2022
We will be hosting 4 information sessions about the Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) awards for the study of less commonly taught languages at the UW-Madison for summer 2021 and academic year 2021-2022! Open …
WISLI secures 3-year grant to study language proficiency gains
Congratulations to the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) and the Language Institute for securing a grant for the study of language proficiency gains in less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). Covid-19 presents many challenges, and …
Community College Master Teacher Institute: Teaching International Studies Through Film, Nov. 12-24
In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. This is a 4 part event series, and we …