Past Events
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Mar 20How to Start Your International Career336 Ingraham Hall Register Here
Join IRIS NRC for a unique opportunity to learn from an International Affairs career professional. Learn what it takes to pursue a career abroad, the requirements for a variety of fields, and how to find international career opportunities! This event will cover the following topics: The WEF report on the Future of Jobs What is an …
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Mar 8Educational Policy Studies (EPS) Conference 2024: Advocacy, Education Policy, and Social TransformationEducation Building, room 159 Register Here
The Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at UW–Madison will be hosting it’s annual conference on March 8th, 2024 in room 159 in the Education Building. This year’s theme, Advocacy, Education Policy, and Social Transformation will center on questions of how marginalized learners contest unequal power structures in the education system through advocacy and policy …
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Mar 4Fulbright Week 2024Online, 336 Ingraham Hall Learn More
Fulbright at UW–Madison will be hosting it’s first Fulbright Week from Monday, March 4th to Friday, March 8th. This week will include numerous sessions the many opportunities that Fulbright offers for students. Learn about all of the in-person and online sessions that will be offered at the inaugural Fulbright Week at UW–Madison. Featured Sessions Monday, …
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Feb 29International Book Club: Taiwanese Student Migrants and Cold War Activism with Wendy ChengOnline Register Here
Register Here While Taiwanese migrants who came to the United States as students from the 1960s through the 1980s are often depicted as compliant model minorities, many were in fact deeply political. Shaped by Taiwan’s colonial history and influenced by the global social movements of their times, they fought to make Taiwanese people visible as …
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Feb 27Global Day 2024: Wisconsin and the WorldVarsity Hall, Union South Register Here
Register Here Every year, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) hosts Global Day to explore the globally diverse range of knowledge at UW–Madison and how we can use this to address global challenges that we face. The 2024 theme will be Wisconsin & the World, highlighting both the international influence of Wisconsin and how …
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Feb 23Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Education in GazaOnline Register Here
The Department of Educational Policy Studies and IRIS NRC will be hosting Jo Kelcey, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Social and Educational Sciences Department at Lebanese American University, for Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Education in Gaza. The virtual event will be held on Friday, February 23rd from 1-2pm CT. You …
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Feb 20Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship for Students | Info Session 2/20/2024Online Register
Register The Pulitzer Center awards fellowships to students to pursue independent reporting projects. Reporting Fellows cover a wide range of issues in countries around the world and in the United States. They benefit from Pulitzer Center mentorship, networking opportunities, and journalism resources. Most importantly, they become part of a vibrant community. Their articles, photo essays, …
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Feb 13Witnessing Global Climate Action at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in DubaiOnline Join Here
Join Here The United Nations Association-USA of Dane County (UNA-USA Dane County) will be hosting the February edition of their Distinguished Lecture Series with Heather Phelps, a Resource Specialist with the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education. The event will be held over zoom Tuesday, February 13th at 7pm. You can join the virtual talk with …
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Feb 8What the world’s silence says: a reading with Gazan poet Yahya AshourYahya Ashour
Room 180, Science Hall Register Here
The Department of Geography will be welcoming Gazan poet, Yahya Ashour to UW Thursday afternoon for a poetry reading and Q&A session. The event will be followed with a reception. Yahya Ashour was born in Gaza City. He is a touring poet and an award-winning author. He was a 2022 Writing Fellow at the University …
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Jan 26The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth in London and New YorkOnline Link
Join Educational Policy Studies and Dr. Derron Wallace for The Culture Trap: Ethic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth in London and New York, where he will utilize his recent ethnography, The Culture Trap, to explore the different economic, historical, and societal factors that influence the education that black youth in London and New York receive. …