University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 @ http://bit.ly/PulitzerWisconsin2021 Questions about the program, eligibility, requirements, deadlines, etc will be answered at the session. For more information, please …
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 Wisconsin residents of refugee background. The webinars will feature engagement with scholars and practitioners who support higher education for refugees, …
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 is an International Studies Major also pursuing a Middle East Studies Certificate and Michael Sauer, a Political Science & Economics …
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 a month over a period of five months) with two UW–Madison faculty members to discuss efforts to develop international and …
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 post-asylum life for refugees in Greece and the absence of integration plans for asylees. Congratulations to Lawrence as UW–Madison’s inaugural …
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 to… Experience Before Joining UW–Madison After completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at …
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 Migrations, and Janicik for her work, Xenophobic Policies in the Name of Gratitude: Refugee Experiences with the Conservative Austrian Government. …
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 International Organizations (POLI SCI 959) which may be of interest. Details below… Course Description: POLI SCI 959 (International Organizations) From …
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 recognition of years of exceptional work and commitment to SASLI and language instruction at UW–Madison! Details on Laura’s award and …
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 as bridges between China and the rest of the world – is currently accepting applications for its 2021-2022 academic year …