Call for Applications Graduate Project Assistantships in International Studies Administration The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW-Madison International Division, anticipates multiple openings for graduate student project assistants for the …
Uncategorized
Multiple IRIS Undergraduates Awarded Scholarships!
Tayler Bujnowski, double-major in Communication Arts and International Studies with a certificate in French, has been awarded the $5,000 Henderson-Resnick Internship Scholarship. She will be interning this summer at the BMP Film Company in Chicago …
IRIS Academic Programs: A Year in Review
It’s been a great year for IRIS! Last month, 144 students graduated with a major and/or a certificate from one of the Regional Centers. With eight area studies centers in IRIS, six of which are Title …
Two European Studies certificate students discuss their time at UW and future plans
The Center for European Studies is pleased to announce that 55 undergraduates received the European Studies Certificate this May. Our graduates majored in diverse disciplines, including History, International Studies, Economics, Journalism, Business, Biology and everywhere …
Two International Studies students receive Newman Awards
Newman Family Scholarship for International Studies @ UW-Madison 2017 Recipients: Michelle Lam & Emma Strenski Biography of Michelle Lam Michelle Lam is a current Junior majoring in International Studies, with a focus on Global Politics …
LACIS Faculty Releases New Book
Pablo F. Gomez is assistant professor in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics and the Department of History & also part of the LACIS core faculty. Check out his latest book “The Experiential Caribbean“! …
International Freelance Journalist and LACIS Alum Coming to Campus!
Jacob Kushner, B.A. Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies and Journalism (2010), will be visiting campus March 29-31 to give a public lecture, engage in classroom visits, and in two career-related events. His visit will …
Summer 2017 Language Opportunities
Have you ever wanted to learn a new language and study a foreign culture? Are you still deciding what to do this summer? Consider a summer language institute! Four centers are offering language institutes for …
UW-Madison Professor Scott Straus Appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
Scott Straus, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at UW-Madison, was appointed as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President Barack Obama at the end of December. The Council, which …
Center for South Asia Receives Educational Innovations Grant
The Center for South Asia and the South Asia Summer Language Institute is pleased to announce that our project was selected for a UW-Madison Educational Innovations grant of $10,000! This support will supplement costs associated …