April 21, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm On April 21, 2021, Steven Kamin was a guest lecturer in Professor Menzie Chinn’s course: Macroeconomic Policy and International Financial Regulation in the Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA). Presentation …
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2020-2021 UW-Madison Course Guest Lecturers
June 1, 2021 @ 12:00 am In the 2020-2021 academic year, IRIS NRC was pleased to provide funding for guest lecturers to present on transregional themes in various courses at UW-Madison. April 22, 2021 Michael …
Stories on Afghan Women, Art, and Everything in Between
October 4, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Register Speakers: Ahmad Qais Munhazim, Thomas Jefferson University Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, an award-winning Afghan-Canadian director, actress, and journalist Arash Azizzada, a writer, photographer, videographer, and community organizer Zohra Saed, …
Arab Americans: We’re Not White, with Comedian and Professor Amer Zahr
September 13, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Register Amer Zahr, founder and producer of the annual 1001 Laughs Ramallah Comedy Festival, is a rising star in both the US and the Middle East. Amer is an Arab-American comedian, …
Adam R. Sitkoff, Global Trade Amidst Tension and Transition: Supply Chain Shifts in Asia
September 23, 2021 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Global Trade Amidst Tension and Transition: Supply Chain Shifts in Asia Adam R. Sitkoff, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, September 23, 2021, 5:30 …
Refugees and Human Rights In and Beyond the Americas
October 28, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join via zoom Panelists will discuss contemporary refugee issues, including Afghans in Wisconsin, what happened with Haitian refugees in Del Rio, Texas, and more. Panelists Erin Barbato (Law), …
Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) Welcomes 58 Students for Summer Session
On Monday, June 20th, the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) welcomed 58 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and non-traditional students from across the country to UW-Madison for its eight-week long intensive language program. APTLI offers …
Wolff Fellowship Awarded to Claire James
Congratulations to Claire James, winner of the Inaugural L&S Wolff Fellowship. She is graduating this week with majors in international studies and economics and with certificates in European Studies and French. Claire is also an …
Changes: Mid-Career or End-Career Options in Peace Corps
Online Registration On May 4th, from 6:30-7:45pm, the Waunakee Public Library will be hosting an event with four returned Peace Corps volunteers who started their service mid-career or end-career. This is the perfect time to …
Human Rights Program appoints Ambassador Dessima Williams as Distinguished Visiting Scholar, March 28-April 8, 2022
UW-Madison’s Human Rights Program is delighted to welcome Ambassador Dessima Williams to campus as its inaugural Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Human Rights. Ambassador Williams has served as Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations, …