News
- Disinformation and Democracy: How the Information Environment Impacts Our Elections - Join us at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for a timely program exploring how individuals, entities and systems providing information (and disinformation) in America are shaping our elections. Panelists include: Greg Borowski, Deputy Editor of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bret Schafer,... Read More
- How Gorbachev became the Most Reviled Man in Russia -
Read the article, "How Mikhail Gorbachev Became the Most Reviled Man in Russia" written by GS instructor Sommers. - 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
Events
- Get in the game! - Saturday, October 8, 2022 in Pangaea Mall from 1:00pm-3:00pm
We're the new home of the majors and minors in Global Studies, French, Italian, and Comparative Literature. Establish cross-cultural connections, develop your foreign language skills, and gain overseas experience with one (or more!) of our majors. We play well with others too--get information on how to internationalize most majors with one of our five minors! - Panel Discussion on Internships for Students in the Social Sciences and Humanities + Networking Event - Thursday, September 29 2022
Are you majoring in History, English, Communications, Urban Studies, Sociology, Political Science, or other social science or humanities area? Would you like to learn about options for internships, how to find and secure one, and what you might learn? - 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