News
- Peace Corps Info Session, March 3, 2022: Meeting Recording - Hosted by Global Studies with Peace Corps Recruiter Megan Stoltenberg and Peace Corps Prep Coordinator Christine Wolf
- IWA Interviews Leading Russian Anti-War Activist - This Institute of World Affairs recently interviewed leading Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky, Professor at Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences. Kagarlitsky has published some 2 dozen books in English, Russian, and other languages, and was the Director of... Read More
- Peace Corps Prep Info Session - March 3rd, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm Hosted by Global Studies with Peace Corps Recruiter Megan Stoltenberg and Peace Corps Prep Coordinator Christine Wolf Microsoft Teams to join the meeting View the event flyer
- UWM debuts Peace Corps Prep - UW-Milwaukee has joined a select number of universities around the nation as a Peace Corps Prep institution and one of only three universities in Wisconsin to offer the program. Stay tuned for an information session in the spring and the... Read More
- New Global Studies Course: Black Lives Matter, A Comparative Study - UW-Milwaukee’s global studies department announced that it will offer a course studying the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and globally as an online class for the Spring 2022 semester. “Global Studies 391: Black Lives Matter, A Comparative Study”... Read More
- New Course and Study Abroad, Spring 2022 - Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study is a team taught internationally focused comparative course on the BLM movement in the U.S. and abroad. Examines the history of BLM and how it has expanded and developed in multiple countries.
- Spring Pedagogy Workshop for Global Studies and International Studies - Recorded on Friday May 7, 2021 via ZOOM Presentation by Jenny Kehl, Associate Professor & Global Water Security Scholar for UWM at the office of the Provost, Global Studies and Freshwater Sciences. Presentation by Douglas Haynes Douglas Haynes, Professor of... Read More
- Elevating Underreported Stories of Resilience in the Classroom through Global News and Media Literacy - Please join the Pulitzer Center and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wednesday, July 21, Friday – July 23, 2021 for “Elevating Underreported Stories of Resilience in the Classroom through Global News and Media Literacy,” an engaging webinar and workshop series for... Read More
- IDEAS Grant - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been awarded an IDEAS grant through the State Department to diversify study abroad at UWM.
- Student Internship Webinar Series: Panel 1 - Our April 2, 2021 internship panel featured internship opportunities at three organizations: Bembé Drum & Dance, Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, and the International Institute of Wisconsin.
Events
- Peace Corps Prep Info Session - March 3rd, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm Hosted by Global Studies with Peace Corps Recruiter Megan Stoltenberg and Peace Corps Prep Coordinator Christine Wolf Microsoft Teams to join the meeting View the event flyer
- Student Led Panel Q&A Session - November 11, 2021, at 3 PM Zoom Webinar Event UWM’s Department of African & African Diaspora Studies, Global and International Studies Program, and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies want to support students in understanding great opportunities that exist... Read More
- Interested in Careers and Internships Abroad? - Recording from Tuesday, April 13th
- 2021 Student Internships - Friday, April 2, 2021 at 12:30 PM CT
Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 12:00 PM CT - GS/IS Winter Welcome Event in Collaboration with the Spring Virtual Study Abroad Fair - February 2, 2011 @1:00 p.m. – The 411 on Virtual Study Abroad & International Experiences
- Meet Diplomat in Residence-Midwest: Ron Packowitz - Interested in careers and internships abroad? Ever thought about working for the State Department?
- Pandemic at the Polls: Election Integrity and Covid-19 - Wednesday, April 39, 2020, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The UWM Institute of World Affairs is pleased to host a virtual town hall discussion exploring how crises like the current pandemic can threaten democracy both here and abroad. Sarah Repucci, the Vice President of Freedom House will be the featured presenter.