Enjoy summer in Madison while learning a new language! There’s still time to apply to take an intensive or immersion language class in the Summer 2018 Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). Visit our websites for more information about our …
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Dr. Nancy Heingartner Speaks at the Hoover Institution
hoovercompressed On Monday March 5th, the Hoover Institution hosted “Glory and Gratitude to the United States – Chers Bienfaiteurs’” — accompanying the panel discussion was an exhibit of handwritten letters and drawings of gratitude addressed by Belgian schoolchildren …
Molly Donnellan Hired as Full-time International Studies Major Advisor
Molly Donnellan will be joining IRIS and the International Division on a full-time basis as the IS Major advisor. Molly most recently served as the interim IS Major advisor, and prior to that as IS …
Overview of the Title VI Program at UW-Madison
Learn a new language this summer with WISLI!
by Felecia Lucht, Director, WISLI Each summer, around 200 undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and other non-traditional students from across the country come to Madison to study a language at the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). WISLI …
Representative from the Asian Development Bank Visits Campus
by Omar Dumdum, IRIS Project Assistant A top official from one of the world’s largest multilateral development banks visited UW-Madison on January 25 and gave a lecture on the changing landscape for development in the …
“PEOPLE in the World” Event Draws Over 400 Students!
On Saturday, October, 28th 2017, over 400 students from UW-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) program spent five hours at Monona Terrace enjoying an IRIS event that was specially designed for them. “PEOPLE …
Language Summit to Address Wisconsin’s Multilingual Workforce Needs
On January 26th, leaders from Wisconsin’s business, human service, K–16 education, community, and government sectors will meet to discuss language and cultural competencies and their role in the state’s economic success. IRIS and its regional …
UW-Madison Doctoral Alum Favorite to Win Colombia’s Next Presidential Election
Sergio Fajardo, former math professor and mayor of the Colombian city of Antioquia is running for president of Colombia. He holds a doctorate degree in mathematics from UW-Madison. Read a former On Wisconsin article about …
Philip Gourevitch of The New Yorker Visits Madison
On November 9, 2017, Philip Gourevitch, staff writer for The New Yorker, and author, was interviewed for WORT Radio’s “A Public Affair” as a follow up to his recent visit to campus for a public …