2026 Annual Student-Faculty Conference on Peace and Conflict Studies: “From DEFENSE to WAR: New Challenges to Global Peacebuilding” Edgewood University and the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies invite students, academics, and activists to submit proposals …
Year: 2025
S & S Scholarship
The International Division is proud to announce the S & S Scholarship! Through the generous gift of donors, the S & S Scholarship was established to assist undergraduate and graduate students who face financial challenges …
From the Ground Up: Filipino Community Helps Fill Gaps in Austria’s Health Care
Cat Carroll (B.A. Journalism, International Studies, and German, ’25) has published a new project with the Pulitzer Center, From the Ground Up: Filipino Community Helps Fill Gaps in Austria’s Health Care. A Wolff Fellow and …
IRIS Assistant Directors receive Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Project Grant
Cross-posted from the Center for South Asia. Andrea Fowler (Assistant Director, CSA), Essie Lenchner (Assistant Director, IRIS NRC), and Nola Walker (IAS Outreach Librarian, UW–Madison Libraries) have been awarded a Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant. This …
Meet 2025 South Asia Book Award Winners for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
The South Asia Book Award is delighted to announce our honors list for 2025! We received more than 100 submissions this year. Congratulations to all the amazing authors and illustrators listed below! Award Winners …
Children’s International Story Hour
In an expansion of the African Story Hour experience, Madison Public Library has partnered with The Institute for Regional and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with Wisconsin Public Libraries to bring …
Three UW–Madison Students Embark on Global Public Service With NextGen Service Fellowship
Story by Kayla Daum, Communications Specialist at the International Division Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students are taking their Badger pride to the international stage, tackling everything from food waste in Thailand to environmental policy in …
Exploring Intellectual Humility: A Global Learning Resource Guide
At IRIS NRC, we believe that developing global competence means cultivating a mindset that help us learn across differences: learning how to listen; staying curious; and considering where others are coming from. That is why …
Advocacy, Academia, and Advancing Justice | Interview with Joy Olson
Joy Olson sat down with IRIS NRC Assistant Director, Essie Lenchner, to discuss her work in advocacy, public policy and social justice. A student from Olson’s Spring 2025 course shared: “I wanted to thank you …
From Advocacy to Academia: A Conversation with Joy Olson
This spring, IRIS NRC welcomed Joy Olson – human rights advocate, policy expert, and our 2025 Distinguished Visiting Practitioner. In this exclusive interview, Joy shares insights from her decades of work advancing justice in the …