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 …
UW – Milwaukee’s Center for International Education hosted its Annual Conference on April 24th and 25th in the Hefter Conference Center. This year’s focus, Translation, brought together scholars from across disciplines, locations and institutions. The Conference organizers, Patrice Petro, Vice Provost …
