Jill Neuendorf translated and published a book

Our student Jill Neuendorf (R>E Translation) translated and published The Physics of Planet Earth and Its Natural Wonders, by former Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov. In it, he explains many natural phenomena connected with …

Dante’s Inferno at the Fountain

Students in ITALIAN 333: Dante’s Divine Comedy in Translation acted out a circle of Dante’s Inferno on Monday, September 18. Dante students acted the roles of the Inferno’s hoarders and squanderers, pushing boulders (aka yoga balls) around the Curtin Hall fountain and demanding, …

Pickering-Iazzi in conversation on her latest translation

On September 20, Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi had the opportunity to engage in a lively online conversation of her translation of Maria Rosa Cutrufelli’s Tina, Mafia Soldier with Chiara Durrazini (Boston Italian Theater Company), Juliet Grames (Soho Press), and Cutrufelli through I Am …

Join the Global Student Alliance!

The Global Student Alliance is a student organization of both undergraduate and graduate students with a mission to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive community of students dedicated to fostering global awareness, cross-cultural understanding, and sustainable change within our college campus …

Black Lives Matter UWinteriM Study Abroad now accepting applications!

Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study in the UK, an award-winning study abroad program, returns in 2024! Join Global Studies affiliated faculty Portia Cobb (Peck School of the Arts) and Ermitte Saint Jacques (African and African Diaspora Studies) in …

Robin Pickering-Iazzi on the Italian Radio Hour

On May 4, Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi participated in a video interview about her published translation of the non-fiction novel Tina, Mafia Soldier on The Italian Radio Hour of the Istituto Mondo Italiano, now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.

2023 UWM Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Congratulations to all of the 2023 inductees to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society from UWM, including those from the Department of Global Studies:

Winners of the Annual Department of Global Studies Ian Elliot Award

Michael McCutcheon Global Studies Communications/Anthropology Major French Minor “I am grateful for the Ian Elliot scholarship this semester. 100% of the award will be going towards my study abroad this summer to Paris. This is fulfilling a dream many years …

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