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Two winners of the 2019-2020 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship announced
IRIS is pleased to share that two UW-Madison undergraduate students affiliated with our international & regional studies programs have been awarded the 2019-2020 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship: Tierney Hall and Michael Sauer. Tierney Hall …
IRIS recruiting inaugural cohort of Global Education Fellows
Join the inaugural cohort of Global Education Fellows at the Institute for Regional and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Participants will earn a $1,000 honorarium by: 1) meeting for five one-hour sessions (once …
UW-Madison alum, Lawrence Andrea, named 2020 Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellow
Lawrence Andrea, a 2020 UW-Madison graduate, has been named one of 40 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellows this year. Andrea is currently working as a freelance reporter in Madison; his Pulitzer Center project will focus on …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Schwarzman Scholars Program application open for AY 2021-2022
Interested in China’s role in the 21st century? The Schwarzman Scholars Program – a highly-selective, fully-funded scholarship program designed to ensure that the next generation of business, political, and civil society leaders can effectively serve …
Undergraduate Paper Award competition for AY 2019-2020 open!
Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding up to $1,000 (actual award amounts vary) to the best paper/s and projects written by an undergraduate and …