Institute for Regional and International Studies
Biography Summary of Madison Activities In Spring 2023, IRIS NRC had the pleasure of hosting Natalie Alcoba as a Distinguished Pulitzer Grantee Visitor. While at UW–Madison, Natalie headlined an IRIS NRC Film Club event, “The Struggle to Legalize Abortion in Argentina.” This talk explored Argentina’s path to the legalization of abortion, which occurred on December …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities IRIS NRC welcomed multimedia, international journalist Erica Ayisi to UW–Madison, where she engaged with students, faculty, and community members through a series of conversations centered on global Black identity and storytelling. During her visit, Ayisi led an interactive session with over 70 students, exploring themes of diaspora and identity through …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities IRIS NRC hosted Investigative journalist Lydia Emmanouilidou in Madison on April 14th and 15th 2025. In a full schedule of events Lydia visited Middleton High School to speak with students in Matthew Jefko’s 10th grade AP Human Geography classes, gave a public lecture Surveillance States: How AI is Reshaping Borders, …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities Gustavo Faleiros presented a collaborative investigation coordinated by the Pulitzer Center with over thirty students in attendance. In this investigation, Faleiros helped uncover how the application of mercury in mining processes in tropical rainforests is accelerating deforestation and contributing to water contamination. Despite many countries having signed on to an …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities In Spring 2019, Lindsay Palmer (UW–Madison) moderated a discussion on discrimination in the newsroom and field. The discussion, entitled, “Gender at Work: Overcoming Bias in the Newsroom,” was attended by over 200 people and headlined by Michelle Ferrier (Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, TrollBusters.com), Christina Kahrl (ESPN) and Jon Sawyer …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities In Spring 2019, Tracy Lucht (Iowa State University) moderated a discussion about media representations and gender. This discussion, entitled, “The Power of Portrayals in a Wired World,” featured Barbara Glickstein (Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing), Kem Knapp Sawyer (Pulitzer Center), Linda …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities In Spring 2019, Lindsay Palmer (UW–Madison) moderated a discussion on discrimination in the newsroom and field. The discussion, entitled, “Gender at Work: Overcoming Bias in the Newsroom,” was attended by over 200 people and headlined by Michelle Ferrier (Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, TrollBusters.com), Christina Kahrl (ESPN) and Jon Sawyer …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities In Spring 2019, Tracy Lucht (Iowa State University) moderated a discussion about media representations and gender. This discussion, entitled, “The Power of Portrayals in a Wired World,” featured Barbara Glickstein (Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing), Kem Knapp Sawyer (Pulitzer Center), Linda …
Summary of Madison Activities IRIS Global Connect hosted award-winning journalist and producer Molly Knight Raskin in Madison on April 28th-29th for a series of conversations about the global consequences of U.S. foreign policy decisions and the role of journalism in documenting their human impact. During her visit, Raskin discussed her reporting on the dismantling of …
Biography Summary of Madison Activities IRIS NRC hosted investigative journalist Jason Motlagh in Madison from April 7th to 10th, 2024. During his visit, Jason was interviewed by student journalist and Badger Herald managing editor Cat Carroll, met with Dr. Michael Cullinane of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and visited two journalism classes—Science and Environmental …