University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition for 2019-2020 awards will be opening on April 2. The IRIS Awards Office will offer a number of information sessions and open houses over the coming months. Complete information on the competition, campus resources & deadlines, and more is at http://go.wisc.edu/fusp. Information sessions for those interested in learning …
The competitions for the 2018 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship are open! These awards are for graduate students @ UW–Madison (in any department) planning on conducting research outside the United States during the summer 2018 field season (you can apply for fieldwork outside the summer months too). The deadline to …
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 offers high-quality language courses in 29 less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) through five institutes: Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion …
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 Asia-Pacific region. Bart Édes, who sits as representative of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) North American Office, said that while …
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 centers/programs will be integral to this exciting initiative. Learn more.
We have opened the online application for the 2018 competition of the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. These fellowships are for graduate students (from any department) to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral students (pre-dissertation travel award) and to support graduate students (working towards a doctorate) interested in undertaking practitioner internships (internship award). …
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 Mr. Fajardo HERE. Learn more about his current run for presidency including criticism over his fiscal spending as a former …
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 lecture entitled, “Trump’s America in the World”. Gourevitch’s lecture took place at the Pyle Center and was attended by close …
Nevine El Nossery, Director of Middle East Studies and Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, recently presented at the International Learning Community’s Fall 2017 Roundtable Series. She presented: “Poetics of Resistance: Egyptian Women’s 2011 Revolution” which covered contemporary topics in Egypt since the beginning of the Arab Springs such as “politically engaged women writers and artists” …
Middle East Studies’ Director, Nevine El Nossery Earns “Honored Instructor Award” from University Housing. “El Nossery regularly teaches courses that focus on Francophone and Middle Eastern culture and literature. She is the Director of the Middle East Studies Program.” Congratulations to Professor El Nossery! Read more HERE.