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:
Global Studies
Global Studies alum makes her Milwaukee Film Festival debut
Congratulations to Amanda Platt (’18, BA Global Studies), an actor in Earlybird, a film that debuted in April 2023 at the Milwaukee Film Festival. Read more about the article here.
Winners of the Annual Department of Global Studies Ian Elliot Award
Michael McCutcheon Global Studies Communications/Anthropology Major French Minor “I am grateful for the Ian Elliot scholarship this semester. 100% of the award will be going towards my study abroad this summer to Paris. This is fulfilling a dream many years… Read more
Podcast Intern Summer 2023
Interested in all aspects of podcast creation from research to post-production? Apply for the Podcast Intern Summer 2023. Additional information about this posting can be found here.
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.”
Interview with Taghreed Najjar
Ms. Najjar is a pioneer of modern children’s literature in Jordan, and the author of over 100 books for children and young adults. She has twice been awarded the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature and has been shortlisted three times. … Read more
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