Past Events
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Sep 26Local to Global Learning with the Global Madison Self Guided Walking TourOnline Link
How can local landscapes help us to think critically about global interdependencies and inequalities? Global Madison is a mobile map designed to support teaching and learning about globalization using Madison, Wisconsin, as a situated classroom. Using images and narration, the map takes students on a unique tour of the city, reexamining familiar landmarks to reveal their …
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Sep 12Future Directions for Further Global Heath IntegrationOnline Link
The UNA Dane County Chapter’s Distinguished Lecture Series will kick off this Tuesday, September 12th at 7PM, with Future Directions for Further Global Health Integration. Join Dr. Katherine Collins of the UW-School of Nursing as she details her time working abroad in places such as Haiti, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Malawi, and St. Kitts and Nevis, …
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Sep 12Schooling in Illegal Economies: A Study of Educational Experiences in Southern Colombia’s Coca FieldsOnline Link
The fight against coca production has hailed the negative effects of coca as the need for its eradication, including the threats to the wellbeing of future generations that it poses. In Schooling in Illegal Economies: A Study of Educational Experiences in Southern Colombia’s Coca Fields, Dr. Diana Rodríguez‐Gómez details how this war effects educational institutions, and …
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Sep 11The Color of Asylum: An Evening with Katherine Jensen and Sara McKinnonA Room of One's Own Link
Stop by A Room of One’s Own bookstore on Monday, September 11th at 6:00pm for the official book launch of The Color of Asylum: The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil, with author Katherine Jensen and Sara McKinnon. In The Color of Asylum, Katherine Jensen explores how the experiences of refugees in Brazil differ depending …
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Sep 8Chat with a DiplomatCurious what a career with the Department of State would entail? Stop by Successworks on the 3rd floor of the UW Bookstore on Friday, September 8th for a chance to meet with Susan Falatko, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat in Residence for the Midwest, and a 24 year veteran of the State Department. Drop-in …
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Sep 7An Afternoon with Diplomat-in-Residence Susan FalatkoUW–Madison Law School, Lubar Commons, room 7200 More Information
Join the La Follette School of Public Affairs for this presentation by the Midwest Diplomat in Residence, Susan Falatko. More Information
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Jul 27MEDLI Film Festival: Let it be Morning (2021, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles)
LET IT BE MORNING (VAYEHI BOKER) Israel, France | 2021 | DCP | 101 min. | Arabic with English subtitles Director: Eran Kolirin Cast: Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw After living as an Israeli citizen for years, the Palestinian-born Sami (Bakri) returns home to the Arab village of his youth to attend his brother’s …
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Jul 26WISLI Professional Development SeriesThe LCTL Career Fair presents a WISLI Professional Development Series from July 26-28. Join leaders and experts – from government to the private sector and human services – as they share stories and advice about living a multilingual-professional life. Participants will learn about the opportunities available users of a less commonly taught language (LCTL). …
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Jul 24The Good Life: Global Perspectives on Wellbeing and HappinessOnline Link
Monday, July 24, 2023 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Central Time U.S. Register Here Join us for a virtual workshop as we look at “the good life” and explore related concepts from around the world. Learn from experts on how different cultures define concepts such as “the good life,” wellbeing, or happiness, and how world …
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Jul 20MEDLI Film Festival: Mustang (2015, Turkish with English subtitles)
MUSTANG France, Germany, Turkey | 2015 | DCP | 97 min. | Turkish with English subtitles Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven Cast: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu In rural Turkey, five free-spirited sisters are locked away by their ultra-conservative guardians after being caught cavorting with the local boys. Forbidden to leave their home, their …