IRIS NRC wants to extend our sincere congratulations to Cat Carroll, UW Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and IRIS NRC FLAS awardee, whose piece, “Far From Home, Carried by Community: In Austria, a Quiet Network Sustains Filipino Nurses“ was just selected …
Student Voices
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 …
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 …
Claudia Liverseed (UW-Madison ’25) Wins Award for Best Undergraduate Paper at WIPCS Annual Conference
IRIS NRC Affiliate Claudia Liverseed Wins Award for Best Undergraduate Paper at the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Annual Conference UW-Madison senior Claudia Liverseed spoke at the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict …
Angeline Morgado (UW-Madison ’28) Presents Research on Venezuelan Diaspora at WIPCS Annual Conference
IRIS NRC Student Scholar Angeline Morgado Presents her Research on the Venezuelan Diaspora at the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Annual Conference. Freshman Angeline Morgado attended the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict …
UW Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and IRIS NRC FLAS awardee Cat Carroll receives prestigious Wolff Fellowship for 2025
As she wraps up her senior year at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is preparing for a journey unlike any other: a year-long global trek across seven countries to explore the human stories behind migration. Cat, a …
The Languages of Venilale: Lessons with Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Kline (UW-Madison ’23)
UW-Madison graduate Andrew Kline (Linguistics and Middle East Studies ’23) arrived in Timor-Leste in October 2023 to begin his Peace Corps service as an education volunteer. While at UW-Madison, Andy received a Foreign Language and Areas Studies …
Drinking Tua and Running Races: Adventures of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Kline (UW-Madison ’23)
UW-Madison graduate Andrew Kline (Linguistics and Middle East Studies ’23) arrived in Timor-Leste in October 2023 to begin his Peace Corps service as an education volunteer. While at UW-Madison, Andy received a Foreign Language and …
Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Kline (UW-Madison ’23) Updates from Timor-Leste
Andrew Kline (current Peace Corps volunteer and UW-Madison grad) blogs about his experiences in Timor-Leste.
Rediscovering a Passion for Education with Arabic Language Immersion: A FLAS Fellowship Success Story
Ashley Whitaker, a dedicated educator with over 25 years of experience serving English language learners in Illinois, embarked on a transformative journey this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Immersing herself in Arabic language studies …