October 14 ››› If They Only Knew: The Unbearable Whiteness of Alternative Food. Julie Guthman, Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
October 14 ››› Should Latin Americans Lose Their Faith in Law? Helena Alviar García, Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, and visiting Tinker Professor, Law. 12:00 Noon, 206 Ingraham. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
October 15 ››› Are We All Neo-Liberal Now? Contemporary Food Politics and the Making of Consumer Subjects. Julie Guthman, Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. 4:00 pm, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
October 16 ››› South Asian Legal Issues. South Asian Legal Studies Pre-Conference Workshop. 2:00-6:00 pm, Lubar Commons, 7200 Law Building. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
October 20 ››› Conversation with Franco Moretti. Humanities without Boundaries. Franco Moretti, English and Comparative Literature, Stanford University, and Brittingham Scholar in Residence. 12:00-1:30 pm, Center for the Humanities, 332 Bradley Memorial. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
October 22 ››› Style, Inc, Reflections on 7,000 Novelistic Titles [Great Britain, 1740-1850]. Franco Moretti, English and Comparative Literature, Stanford University, and Brittingham Scholar in Residence. 7:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the the GS calendar.
     
November 15 ››› Deadline for receipt of applications for Global Studies' Faculty Development Grants: Human Networks in a Global World.
     
December 17 ››› Deadline for submitting a proposal for the 2009 International Education Conference to be held 16-17 March 2009 in Madison, WI.
     
   

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Connect to Global Happenings – the most comprehensive list of international events on and around the UW-Madison campus – and the Global Studies Events calendar.

Global Studies offers various opportunities and resources to UW students, including:

Academic Opportunities

› Graduate Seminar (for Spring 2009)
› Graduate Workshop

Funding

› FLAS awards
› International Field Research Award
› Scott Kloeck-Jenson fellowships

Students also have access to such resources as the Global Studies course lists and Go Global! @ UW-Madison - a project coordinated by Global Studies and offered to students (and alumni) at all levels exploring international work, internship, and volunteer options.

 

Global Studies supports and manages a number of exciting programs & resources on campus, including:

› Arabic & Persian Immersion Program
› global-e: A Global Studies Journal
› Global Guide
› GlobalHigherEd
› Global Studies, Teaching, & the Curriculum
 › Go Global! @ UW-Madison
› Inside Islam: Dialogues & Debates
› WI-Global
› World Literature/s Research Workshop

Faculty Development Grants - "Human Networks in a Global World" - Deadline 15 November 2008.

Information for faculty including Scholar Access Grants, our directory of affiliated faculty, and submitting a course for inclusion on the Global Studies course listing.

Global Studies Outreach coordinates events and provides resources to the Madison community, K-12 educators, and the higher education community in Madison and the state of Wisconsin, including teacher workshops and our free, online-accesible curriculum units: World Ecosystems Beyond Borders (WEBB). We are also a proud member of the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).