Students of all majors seeking internship opportunities for UW credit in Fall 2018 can still apply to the UW Wisconsin in Washington, D.C. Internship program. This program combines the efforts of previous UW internship programs …
Year: 2017
A “religion of doubt” governs Thierry Cruvellier’s reporting on war crimes trials
The visiting lecturer currently teaches a course on international criminal justice. By Kyra Fox When journalist Thierry Cruvellier first arrived at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, he had no doubt that justice would be …
Learn more about the Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program provides graduate students with financial support, mentoring and professional development to …
Wisconsin Idea Fellowship application open
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships are awarded annually to undergraduate student projects working towards solving a challenge identified along with a local or global community partner. Fellowships are awarded to semester-long or year-long projects designed by an …
Apply for a 2018 Boren Graduate Fellowship
Boren Fellowships (for graduate students) provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language …
2017 UW-Madison Mandela Fellow featured in State Department podcast
The U.S. Department of State recently featured Ntsali Khesa, a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow at UW-Madison. In the podcast, Khesa, an HIV/AIDS counselor from Lesotho, addresses stigma and discrimination around HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and how …
Global Health Institute symposium and grants
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is pleased to announce its 2018 Global Health Symposium and new grant opportunities. SAVE THE DATE Advancing Health In Uncertain Times Global Health Symposium 2018 April 10, 2018 Union South …
Scott Straus wins Grawemeyer Award
Political Science professor and African Studies affiliate Scott Straus has won the 2018 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for his book Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa. The University …
Study Arabic, Persian, or Turkish with APTLII
Are you interested in studying Arabic, Persian, or Turkish in an immersion environment? The Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute can provide two semesters of language credit in 8 short weeks, while living on …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam Allen
UW-Madison senior Sam Allen has never taken the conventional path when it comes to his education. The Geography and International Studies major managed to integrate his passion for Swahili with a career path in the …