Institute for Regional and International Studies
The Journal of Undergraduate International Studies (JUIS), an official student organization at UW–Madison, is seeking a student graphic designer (or layout designer) to support the production of its journal, published twice a year. This role involves designing and formatting the publication for print, including layout, typography, and visual presentation. This is a strong opportunity for …
The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking 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 research location.
Cat Carroll (B.A. Journalism, International Studies, and German, ’25) has published a new project with the Pulitzer Center, From the Ground Up: Filipino Community Helps Fill Gaps in Austria’s Health Care. A Wolff Fellow and Health Journalism Fellow with the Association of Health Care Journalists, Carroll investigates how Austria’s Filipino community is addressing a growing …
As she wraps up her senior year at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is preparing for a journey unlike any other: a year-long global trek across seven countries to explore the human stories behind migration. Cat, a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and IRIS NRC FLAS awardee, was recently named as the College of Letters & Science Wolff …
UW–Madison graduate Andrew Kline (Linguistics and Middle East Studies ’23) arrived in Timor-Leste in October 2023 to begin his Peace Corps service as an education volunteer. While at UW–Madison, Andy received a Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellowship from IRIS NRC to study Arabic, which allowed him to study abroad in Amman, Jordan. Since arriving in …
The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking 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 …
UW–Madison graduate Andrew Kline (Linguistics and Middle East Studies ’23) arrived in Timor-Leste in October 2023 to begin his Peace Corps service as an education volunteer. While at UW–Madison, Andy received a Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellowship from IRIS NRC to study Arabic, which allowed him to study abroad in Amman, Jordan. Since …
Andrew Kline (current Peace Corps volunteer and UW-Madison grad) blogs about his experiences in Timor-Leste.
For over a year, IRIS NRC has been partnering with Release Peace Magazine, an online platform focused on international affairs, world culture, and history. The magazine collaborates with local communities, NGOs, women’s rights groups, and international organizations on projects related to armed violence and conflict prevention. Students are invited to submit a non-academic article (1,000 …
IRIS NRC is partnering with Release Peace, an International Affairs Magazine and NGO, that works with organizations focusing in conflict and armed violence prevention. Most of Release Peace’s audience works at NGOs and organizations like the UN and EU. You can learn more about Release Peace’s work on their website. With IRIS NRC’s new partnership …