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Madison College (MATC) Global Studies Passport Program & Info Session

We are excited to introduce a new program for Madison Area Technical College (MATC) students. Are you interested in how you can take Global Studies courses, including language courses through WISLI, at UW–Madison and earn Madison College credit? MATC students are invited to learn more at our upcoming virtual Open House on Thursday, February 3rd …

Ethical Fashion – Local Access, Global Impact

October 2021 Film: The True Cost Speaker: Nikki Anderson, Owner of Change Boutique in Madison, WI. Resources:

Announcing 2021 IRIS NRC Undergraduate Paper Award Winners

IRIS NRC is one of eight area studies centers participating in the third annual Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Award. This monetary award provides undergraduate students up to $1,000 for the best paper on transregional themes, written during the academic year to fulfill a UW–Madison course or thesis requirement. Please join the awards committee …

Steven Brooke

Steven Brooke in an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and a Faculty Fellow at the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS). He is also a non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.

Daniel Stolz

Professor Daniel Stolz is the Kemal H. Karpat Assistant Professor of History, and a researcher focused on the late Ottoman Empire.

Aaron Rock-Singer

Professor Aaron Rock-Singer is a historian of the modern Middle East, with a research focus on 20th century Islamic movements and states.

Anna M. Gade

Professor Anna M. Gade is the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Dean for Research & Education in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

Marwa Shalaby

Marwa Shalaby is Assistant Professor in the departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science.

Global Partitions Event Series for K-12 Educators

In collaboration with the UW–Madison Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Center for European Studies (ES), and African Studies Program (ASP), the Center for South Asia (CSA) announces a series of K-12 teacher training workshops around the theme of global partitions. Each event will consist of a 45-60 minute presentation by an expert regional …

Katrina Daly Thompson

Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson is Professor and Chair of African Cultural Studies and Director of the African Languages Program.