Corruption has been a pervasive issue in Africa, depriving Africans opportunities for growth and development. Despite these setbacks, young people are raising their voices for social justice and accountability. This virtual program features inspiring individuals from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South …
MILWAUKEE — Erin Sivek, an English language arts educator at International Newcomer Center (Milwaukee Public Schools), has been named the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s 2022-23 Global Educator of the Year. Ms. Sivek has frequently collaborated with the Institute of …
On the 5th of November 2021, the UWM Institute of World Affairs (IWA) in collaboration with the UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC) organized a Diverse Ideas event featuring Lina Sergie Attar, Founder and CEO of the Karem Foundation, an organization …
Global Action Through Engagement (GATE) 2016 is in the books and it was a week to remember, both for the participants and the organizers. On July 20th, sixteen students from Wisconsin and Illinois converged on the UW-Milwaukee (UWM) campus for …
CIE’s Institute of World Affairs collaborated with Delta Sigma Theta sorority in developing and training a new Model U.N. Club at Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL) in preparation for UWM’s annual Wisconsin High School Model United Nations conference this past March. The …
On October 23rd, IWA partnered with Serve 2 Unite and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for European Studies on a workshop for grades 7-9 on the theme of xenophobia and extremism. The workshop was designed to bring students together from …
The Center for International Education’s Institute of World Affairs (IWA) at UWM has been working towards a goal of a heightened sense of awareness and understanding across communities and cultures through a shared learning experience of high school students who …
Institute of World Affairs and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Partner on Global-to-Local Discussion Series. Every year, the Institute of World Affairs partners with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to organize the Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy, a discussion series exploring global issues …
Over 700 students came to the UWM campus in March to participate in IWA’s Wisconsin High School Model United Nations (WHSMUN) conference! The students represented over 100 countries from around the world and negotiated diplomatic solutions to significant global challenges …
As the Ebola outbreak ravaged parts of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in late 2014, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars band found themselves stranded in the United States. An internationally known band formed in refugee camps during that country’s bloody …
