The Institute of World Affairs (IWA) at UWM joined the HOME Refugee Steering Committee at the Lynden Sculpture Garden on Saturday, June 22, to celebrate World Refugee Day. Kim Khaira, who organized the event, noted that it is an annual …
In partnership with UWM’s School of Education, the CIE-NRC Title VI grant program would like to announce its first cohort of Community Language Fellows who will build a curriculum for K-12 students in Italian and Swahili this summer. This fellowship …
In partnership with the Association for Asian Studies and Northeast Asia Council, UWM hosted NEAC Distinguished Speaker, Dr. Jennifer Robertson, Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan. Dr. Robertson delivered an engaging lecture titled, “Robo-Buddhism: Kokoro, Technology, and Spirituality in …
In April, the Institute of World Affairs hosted a one-day workshop exploring the history of the Armenian genocide and its local connections. Over twenty K-12 Educators and Community Members joined the program which was also intended to support teachers in meeting Wisconsin’s genocide education mandate …
This past April, UWM’s Institute of World Affairs Director, Doug Savage, traveled to Bonn, Koblenz, and Berlin Germany with leaders from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Milwaukee Area Technical College to research new strategies to boost apprenticeship on …
Since 2014, UWM’s International National Resource Center (NRC) Title VI grant program has continued to support international and language learning on campus through curriculum development, professional training, and sociocultural programming for faculty and instructors in UWM’s language departments/programs and The …
In partnership with the UWM Planetarium, UWM’s Institute of World Affairs hosted Kenyan Astronomer and African Planetarium Association President Susan Murabana. In addition to public programs at the Planetarium in conjunction with the Under African Skies series, she participated in a Social Good …
On March 5, 2024, UWM’s Insitute of World Affairs, in partnership with the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, hosted a rich, interactive dialogue about the lived experiences of racially and ethnically diverse community members at Milwaukee’s Mitchell Street Library. …
Among the goals of Title VI National Resource Centers program is the promotion of student understanding of world regions and countries in the context of an increasingly interconnected global economy. As students transition to the workforce, factors beyond our borders …
IMAGINE: NextGen Voices Reflect on Peace The Institute of World Affairs hosted Generation Human Rights Director Elana Haviv for an impactful week of programming exploring youth and peacebuilding with campus and community audiences. Dr. Haviv discussed careers in human rights education and peacebuilding …
