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Introducing Linsey Keyes, Our First International Internship Grant Recipient!
With a love for cultural and language learning, Linsey Keyes knew she wanted to minor in Spanish and major in International Studies since she was a senior in high school. Now, as her undergraduate career comes to a close, she …
NRCs Host Film Screening and Discussion on Padauk: Myanmar Spring on Human Rights Day
In collaboration with International NRCs at the University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, IWA co-hosted a conversation with filmmakers and K-12 educators focused on the film Padauk: Myanmar Spring. This is part of a series …
UWM Staff Present at National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference
In November, Rachel Hegland and Nicole Palasz traveled to Boston to represent the Teaching the World Consortium at the 104th Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference. There, they presented on IWA’s work to connect global perspectives and civic …
UWM Chinese Club Hosts Fan Painting Event
On November 15th, 2024, UWM’s Chinese Club held a two-hour long Chinese fan painting event. At the beginning of the event, Chinese Club President Mei Shuting gave a short presentation about the four types of Chinese paintings, and shared some …
Author and Illustrator Reza Dalvand Visits UWM and MPS Students
In partnership with the UWM Libraries and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, IWA hosted an uplifting visit by acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Reza Dalvand. At an event tied to UWM’s International Children’s and Young Adult Literature collection, …
IWA Brings the World to Hundreds of Local Students and Teachers
As we reach the end of 2024, the Institute of World Affairs is celebrating another inspiring year of global-to-local programming for students, teachers and our community! Through partnerships with our UWM colleagues and exchanges with global artists, educators, peacebuilders and scientists, we …
Art of Paper Folding Event
On October 25, UWM’s Chinese Club, hosted their “Art of Paper Folding” event, where participants learned how to fold their zodiac animals out of paper. The creation of Origami was invented by Cai Lun around 105 A.D. during the Han …
Artist in Residence: Ammar Khalifa
In partnership with the Lynden Sculpture Garden, the Institute of World Affairs co-hosted a visit by Sudanese artist Ammar Khalifa in early October. During a week of outreach activities with Milwaukee-based artists, campus and community members, and MPS high school …
MPS Service Learning Workshop
In September, the Institute of World Affairs (IWA) co-hosted a workshop with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) exploring service-learning as a powerful instructional practice to engage students in learning for action. Approximately twenty MPS educators participated in this interactive program to discover …