Past Events
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Jun 28Climate Optimism: Finding Creative Solutions and Making Positive Impacts – A Virtual Workshop for EducatorsOnline Register Here
Join the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) for a virtual workshop, Climate Optimism – Finding Creative Solutions and Making Positive Impacts. This K-12 workshop is designed to provide educators with new ideas and approaches to teaching topics around climate change, enabling more optimistic approaches in the classroom. Featured speakers bring international, regional, and local expertise …
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Jun 18Portuguese is in!Online More Information
Join the Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) for a lecture on the academic and professional opportunities that studying Portuguese can open up, with Célia Bianconi of Boston University and Silvia Ramos Sollai of California State University. More Information
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Jun 12Fulbright US Student Program Information SessionOnline via Zoom Register Here
This information session will offer UW–Madison students (both undergrad & grad), alumni, and staff an opportunity to learn more about all the possibilities available through the Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) and how to get started on an application for the 2025-2026 award term! This session will be held online (via Zoom) on Wednesday, June …
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Jun 3South Asia Book Award Presents: Global Reads Webinar with Shirin ShamsiOnline Register Here
The South Asia Book Award (SABA) will be hosting Shirin Shamsi, author of the SABA Young Readers Category award-winning book, The Moon from Dehradun, moderated by South Asia Book Award committee member, Ritu Radhakrishnan. Participants will be entered to win one of 20 available copies of The Moon from Dehradun! Register Here About The Moon from Dehradun: …
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May 21How to Fulbright: Exploring Your Fulbright US Student Program Option
Online via Zoom Register Here
How to Fulbright: Exploring Your Fulbright US Student Program Options offers UW–Madison students (both undergrad & grad), alumni, and staff an opportunity to learn more about all the possibilities available through the Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) and how to get started on an application for the 2025-2026 award term! This session will be held …
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May 14Look Away: An Evening with Jacob KushnerA Room of One's Own Bookstore More Information
A Room of One’s Own Bookstore will be hosting international journalist and Fall 2023 Distinguished Visiting Lecture in International Studies and Journalism, Jacob Kushner. Join A Room of One’s Own, IRIS NRC, and Jacob Kushner as he discusses his new book, Look Away, which explores the harrowing true story of three right-wing Germans who radicalized into …
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Apr 27Teaching About the Armenian Genocide: A Professional Development Workshop for EducatorsRoom 1871, Northwest Quadrant Building, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Register Here
The Institute of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be hosting a professional development workshop on teaching about the Armenian Genocide for educators. The seminar will provide support for teachers as they work to meet Wisconsin’s Act 30 genocide education mandate requirements for the classroom. During the day, educators will explore the interconnected …
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Apr 25Ivo H. Daalder, “Whither NATO – Can NATO Survive Another 75 Years?”AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center More Information
European Studies at UW–Madison alongside IRIS NRC, the Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence for Populism and Political Economy and the Department of Political Science will be hosting Ivo H. Daalder, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of World Review with Ivo Daalder for a talk on the future …
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Apr 17International Book Club: Rethinking the Relationship Between Universities and Urban CommunitiesFeaturing Author Davarian Baldwin
Online Register Here
Register Here Join IRIS NRC for our April book club featuring Davarian Baldwin, author of In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower on Wednesday, April 17th from 4-5pm. The first 20 people to register will receive a free copy of his book (US mailing addresses only). Register at the “Register Here” button above. Urban universities …
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Apr 13The Future of Global Feminism: Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Spring ConferenceAlumni Lounge, Pyle Center More Information
The Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium (WGSC) 2024 Spring Conference will feature a special panel with Dr. Fabu Carter, Dr. Wanjiku Kabira, and Lilada Gee on the state of feminism worldwide and where it’s future may lead. This event is free and open to the public, no prior registration required. The Panelists: Dr. Fabu Carter is …