2023 UWM Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Congratulations to all of the 2023 inductees to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society from UWM, including those from the Department of Global Studies:
Comparative Literature
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 RASCL Scholarship recipients!
Congratulations to Tabitha Lindstrom and Abby Schroder, the 2023-2024 recipients of the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature! We are so happy to have you both in the program as minors, and delighted to be able to support… Read more
414 for UWM Giving Day
On April 14, UWM celebrates “414 Day.” This year the 414 for UWM Giving Day campaign runs from noon on Thursday, April 13 through noon on Friday, April 14. Please consider supporting UWM and the students of Comparative Literature, French,… Read more
Career Closet
The UWM language departments and programs are holding a professional clothing drive. This will take place from April 3rd- 21st. The items we are looking to be donated include dress shirts, blouses, dress pants, blazers, belts, suits, shoes, skirts, ties,… Read more
Professor Seymour-Jorn awarded Institute for Research in the Humanities Fellowship
Congratulations to Professor Caroline Seymour-Jorn, who has been awarded a 2023-2024 UW System Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at UW-Madison for her project “Arab Literary Selves in the Global Arena.”
Pickering-Iazzi’s book launch of Tina, Mafia Soldier
An enthusiastic crowd engaged in a fascinating and engaging discussion with Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi at Boswell Book Company on March 9, at the launch of Tina, Mafia Soldier, her translation of Maria Rosa Cutrufelli’s Canto al deserto: Storia di Tina, soldato di mafia.
Italian Film Festival USA
In-person return of the Italian Film Festival USA, from April 28-30. All the films are free and open to the public at the UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., (2nd floor). Check out listings here to find out what movies… Read more
Pickering-Iazzi publishes translation of Tina, Mafia Soldier
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi, whose much-anticipated translation of Maria Rosa Cutrufelli’s Tina, Mafia Soldier (Canto al deserto: Storia di Tina, soldato di mafia, 1994) will be released by Soho Press on March 7, 2023. On both CrimeReads’ “Most Anticipated… Read more
Study Abroad Scholarships for Summer and Fall 2023 are available!
1. Log into the UWM scholarship portal and complete your UWM general scholarship application. If you previously filled this out, you just need to update it with more current information – your previous responses carry over. 2. Complete the application… Read more
Applications now open for Summer in Rome and Summer in Paris 2023 Study Abroad Programs
Applications are open for this upcoming 2023 Summer faculty led study abroad programs in Rome and Paris. The Rome program starts the 2nd of June and ends the 1st of July of 2023. The Paris program starts the 1st of… Read more