Past Events

Ethical Sourcing: Sustainability at its Origin – A Series of Business Lightning Talks

February 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Online Link

Register Now Individuals taking small steps towards combating climate change in our everyday lives can make big impact over time. One of those steps is awareness of companies’ sourcing. How are the companies we frequent sourcing their supply chains? How are they protecting local resources? How are they empowering their consumers to combat climate change …

The Dawn of Everything Book Club: The Revolution that Never Happened?

February 22, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online Link

Register Now Session 2: The Revolution that Never Happened? Recommended reading: The Dawn of Everything, Chapters 3-7. Some 10,000 years ago, the first ‘Agricultural Revolution’ decisively and irreversibly changed the trajectory of humankind forever. Or did it? Graeber & Wengrow instead present an account of a partial and contingent process whereby farming practices were taken up …

2023-2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Virtual Information Session

February 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Online Link

The Fulbright-Hays DDRA funds doctoral candidates (US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents) to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. The grant does not fund research whose focus is on Western European countries (though it does allow & fund research visits to western …

2023-2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) In-person Information Session

February 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 336 Ingraham Hall Link

The Fulbright-Hays DDRA funds doctoral candidates (US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents) to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. The grant does not fund research whose focus is on Western European countries (though it does allow & fund research visits to western …

The Dawn of Everything Book Club: Rethinking the Roots of Inequality

February 15, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Link

Register Now Session 1: Rethinking the Roots of Inequality Recommended reading: The Dawn of Everything, Chapters 1-2. What are the origins of social inequality? The story we all know is that humans used to live in small, egalitarian bands of hunter-gatherers until the invention of agriculture led to the formation of settlements, then cities, then states, …

Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship for Students | Virtual Info Session

February 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Link

Register The Pulitzer Center awards fellowships to students at Campus Consortium partners 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. …

Careers in International Affairs with APSIA

February 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online Link

Join Now Careers in International Affairs with APSIA Friday, February 10th, 2-3pm Zoom link Meeting ID: 944 0792 1809 | Passcode: 477689 Join the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) to learn more about the variety of career options within the field of international affairs, discover which skills are prioritized, and learn about …

Foreign Language and Area Studies BONUS Information Sessions

February 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm College Library Link

Read More Interested in learning about the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards? Have questions about how to apply? hat makes for a competitive application? How to get funded to continue your language study? Join the FLAS Information Sessions to further understand how to fund your foreign language studies! Open to US citizens & …

Go Big Read Book Discussion: Transcendent Kingdom

October 20, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Register Join us for a Book Club event online to discuss the UW–Madison Go Big Read book selection: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. “Gifty is a PhD candidate in neuroscience studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who died of a heroin …

Ethical Fashion- Local Access, Global Impact

October 14, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Register Join us for our online October Film Club event with Nikki Anderson who will present on making ethical fashion accessible on a local level. Inspired by the quote  “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”, Nikki Anderson founded her retail store, Change Fair Trade Fashion Boutique in Madison, Wisconsin. Since …