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Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS NRC) supports and enhances global awareness and inspires informed thinking about the complexities of our world.
We provide resources and expertise to K-12 and post-secondary educators, students and the community at large. Working in collaboration with campus, national, and international partners, IRIS NRC strives to put the Wisconsin Idea into action. We are committed to offering cross-regional and globally themed programming in an effort to understand our increasingly interconnected world.
News
IRIS NRC Honored with Prestigious Anthony J. Gradisnik Award for Exceptional Contributions to Language Education and Global Learning
IRIS NRC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the highly esteemed Anthony J. Gradisnik Award by the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT). The prestigious award was presented to Essie Lenchner, IRIS NRC’s Assistant Director, at the WAFLT Fall Conference Awards Ceremony held on November 3rd, 2023, at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin.
The 2024-2025 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) award application is now open!
The application for the 2024-2025 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships is now open. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to assist students …
UW-Madison Vice Provost and Dean for International Division to speak at US Department of Education Panel in Washington, DC.
Dr. Frances Vavrus, Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division, University of Wisconsin- Madison will be in Washington DC in November as a guest of the US …
Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Kline (UW-Madison Class of 2023) Blogs from Timor-Leste
Recent UW-Madison graduate Andrew Kline (Linguistics and Middle East Studies) arrived in Timor-Leste in early October to begin his Peace Corps service as an education volunteer. During his …
Senior Audrey Thibert attends the Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellows Conference – October 13th-15th 2023 Washington, D.C.
UW-Madison Senior Audrey Thibert joined over 40 other Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellows in Washington, D.C. for the Pulitzer Center’s 9th annual Washington Weekend. The three days of learning …
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- December
- December 5Global Conversations CONNECT – South Asia8:30 AM, Center for Dairy Research, 245 Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
- December 5Art Exhibition: “Dancing with Devils: Latin American Masks Traditions”10:00 AM, Hillel Foundation, 611 Langdon St.
- December 5Book Presentation/Lecture: “Poetics of Walking: “Poems” (1817) by John Keats (1817) by John Keats”LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
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