Alkhas recognized at the 2024 UWM Employee Excellence Awards

Congratulations to Anita Alkhas, associate professor of French, who was honored with two awards at the UWM Employee Excellence Awards Ceremony on October 9: the UWM Faculty Distinguished Public Service Award, and the Joanne Lazirko Awards for Innovative Use of Learning Technologies. …

Study Abroad Scholarship for Students of Arabic, Italian, and Japanese

The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number of Study Abroad Scholarships in the amount of $1,500-$2,000 for undergraduates (sophomores and above) or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in critical languages as defined by the U.S. …

Momcilovic publishes new article on zombie apocalypse narratives

Congratulations to Drago Momcilovic, whose article “Foul Waters: Contemporary Zombie Apocalypse Narratives and the Elemental Turn” was published in the most recent issue of Apocalyptica: Journal for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies!

Department of Global Studies welcomes Arabic and Japanese programs

The Department of Global Studies is delighted to welcome the Arabic and Japanese programs into the department! With this move, the Arabic minor, the Japanese minor, and Committee Interdisciplinary Major in Japanese become part of the program array within the department, expanding the global focus and cross-cultural connections …

Xu publishes Deleuze and Chinese “Pure Literature”

Congratulations to Jian Xu, whose book Deleuze and Chinese “Pure Literature”: Literary Worlding from History to Becoming has been published with Rowman & Littlefield! It’s available as a hardcover or an ebook at the link above, and of course it’s in the UWM Libraries, …

Global Studies major Lauren Sroka receives Boren Scholarship

Congratulations to UWM Global Studies major and Japanese minor Lauren Sroka, who has been awarded a prestigious Boren Schlarship! The Boren Awards invest in linguistic and cultural knowledge for aspiring federal government employees, which is a perfect fit for Lauren, a Global …

Japanese Student Wins Boren Award!

The Japanese Program is thrilled to congratulate Japan 202 student Lauren Sroka as a recipient of a 2024 Boren Award. Wonderful work, Lauren!

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