University of Wisconsin-Madison
A collaboration of UW–Madison’s IRIS centers hosted a workshop at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club last week. Titled “AI and Society: Community Impacts and New Directions,” the event drew over 55 educators, business leaders, and community partners from across the state. Supported by the International Division and co-sponsored by the Latin American, Caribbean, …
UW–Madison’s Union South buzzed with linguistic energy on March 5, 2025, as more than 450 high school students from across Wisconsin attended the annual Languages of the World Day. Through introductory lessons and hands-on workshops led by more than 60 UW–Madison experts, students experienced firsthand the power of language learning through music, dance, film, and …
The UW–Madison Center for European Studies and Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia hosted an in-person professional development workshop for educators on February 1 titled “Empire and Identity in France and Russia.”
On October 21, European Studies hosted a reading and discussion with acclaimed author Fatma Aydemir and her translator, Jon Cho-Polizzi. The event, sponsored by European Studies and co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and GNS+, offered attendees the chance to dive into the world of Aydemir’s novel Djinns and explore the intricacies …
B. Venkat Mani, Professor of German and World Literatures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Prize/Reimar Lüst Prize for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Endowed with 60,000 euros, the award recognizes Mani’s outstanding achievements in research and teaching. Mani’s research, which focuses …
The Institute for Regional and International Studies is pleased to announce the 7 recipients of this year’s IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award. Each recipient receives $3,000 to support their work abroad in the coming summer field season. The seven recipients of this year’s awards are: Po-Tao Chang, Gabi Fleury, Junda Li, Bidisha Mukherjee, Michael …
Last Thursday, April 11th, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellows at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Utah gathered to hear from three former FLAS awardees about how their fellowship was instrumental on their career path. With insightful presentations from distinguished speakers and lively discussions, the event provided a platform for fellows …
For undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni interested in exploring options abroad in the years ahead – to conduct independent research, study, teach English, practice art, and more – look into the Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) through the UW-Madison, one of the most prestigious and accessible ways to build on your UW-Madison experience and pursue …
Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704 April 5, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Register Here In conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF), the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium will be hosting World Cinema Day, bringing middle and high school educators and students to Madison for a free showing of an acclaimed and newly-released international film. This year’s …
The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students in any discipline currently enrolled at UW-Madison, and provides up to $5,000 in funding for students to pursue an international reporting project. The reporting project is generally undertaken in the summer with an expectation that fellows spend at least two weeks in their …