UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony 2025

Professor Sarah Davies Cordova and Professor Emerita Robin Pickering-Iazzi were among the members of the Department of Global Studies celebrated at the biannual UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony on March 27, 2025, acknowledging UWM scholars who have published books since the …

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. …

Madeline Jacobs receives Excellence in Language Study Award

Congratulations to Madeline Jacobs, a fourth semester French student, who has received the Excellence in Language Study Award this spring from the Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers. Students on whom this award is conferred have demonstrated great achievement and progress …

Apply now for 2024-2025 scholarships in all of our programs!

Applications for all scholarships within the Department of Global Studies  are due within the UWM Panther Scholarship Portal are on Friday, March 1. Please make sure to complete the general application and upload a transcript showing your grades for Fall 2023 …

Congratulations to Diana Asieduwaa Boateng

Diana Asieduwaa Boateng graduates this January with a MA in MALLT with a concentration in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture. She plans to continue her studies and pursue a law degree.

Exciting Summer Study Abroad Opportunities Await! 

Are you ready for an enriching experience? Discover the world and earn credit in French, Global Studies, or Italian through our faculty-led study abroad programs. Check out the details of each program below: Act fast! The application deadline is March …

The Festival of Films in French returns in February

Mark your calendars for UWM’s 27th Annual Festival of Films in French, February 16-25, 2024. All films will be free and open to the public at the UWM Union Cinema, and shown with subtitles in English. The complete schedule is coming soon!

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.