On June 24, IRIS outreach convened the third meeting of the IRIS Virtual Film Club, a group that consists of educators from around Wisconsin, as well as outreach staff from UW-Madison’s federally-funded area-studies centers. Prior …
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Online migration workshop for K-5 educators, July 14
On July 14 from 10-11 AM Central Time, Megan Schliesman and Madeline Tyner from the University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center will talk with K-5 teachers about recently published children’s books with a focus …
Forecasting the International Research Landscape, virtual presentation (Friday, June 12)
On Friday, June 12 at 11am CDT, join UW-Madson experts discussing how COVID-19 has impacted international research, research funding, how the landscape might develop in the short and long terms, and exploring resources to help …
Profile of new faculty: Tana Johnson
Tana Johnson, a new faculty member of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science, spoke with IRIS’s project assistant, Elizabeth, about Prof Johnson’s background and what she’s looking forward …
Another Fulbright-led information session scheduled for June 10
The application for the 2021-2022 Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition opened on March 31 and we have added a Fulbright-led information session for UW-Madison students & alumni to learn more about all that the …
Garza & Janicik win IRIS Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards for 2020
IRIS awarded Katya Garza and Emily Janicik with its 2020 Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards. Garza was awarded for her paper, “Ni de aquí, ni de allá” – Transnational Latinx Communities: Roots and …
Fall 2020 course: International Organizations
Are you a graduate student looking for an internationally-focused seminar for Fall 2020? Tana Johnson, a new faculty member in the La Follette School and Department of Political Science, will lead a graduate seminar on …
Celebrate the 2020 International Studies Major graduates with us!
SASLI’s Laura Hammond receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Leadership
Congratulations to Laura Hammond, director of UW-Madison’s South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI) for receiving the 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Leadership at the School, College or Community Level – a well-deserved honor and …
Two more Fulbright information sessions scheduled
The application for the 2021-2022 Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition opened on March 31 and we have added two more online information sessions for students & alumni to learn more about all that the …