August 24, 2015 Dear fellow LACIS members and friends, ¡Welcome/bienvenidos/bem-vindos! As I write, there’s a chill in the air that augurs the beginning of the fall semester at UW-Madison. I hope it finds you rested …
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Meet Our Fall 2015 Visiting Tinker Professors!
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) This fall LACIS will be welcoming Dr. Cristian Bonacic and Professor Gustavo Gordillo de Anda as our Fall 2015 Tinker …
13th year for the UW-Madison Summer Field School’s Study of Language, Culture and Community Health in Ecuador Program
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) For the thirteenth year in a row, LACIS has co-sponsored the UW Summer Field School for the Study of Language, …
Supporting Women all over the World Through Fashion
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) Williamson street’s Change Fair Trade Fashion is a fair trade women’s boutique that was recently highlighted by the Wisconsin State …
Previous Tinker Visiting Professor Receives Honoris Causa Doctorat
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) Fall 2013’s Tinker Visiting Professor, Mauricio Garcia Villegas (Professor in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Universidad Nacional de …
LACIS Outreach Coordinator Engages in School Visits
by Sarah Ripp, LACIS Outreach Coordinator & Undergraduate Advisor This past April I had the opportunity to engage in a couple of school visits that exemplify the good work LACIS does on behalf of our …
Friends of LACIS featured in BRAVA Magazine!
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) BRAVA magazines May issue featured the article, “Living Local, Thinking Global,” which highlighted the work of Madisonian women who have …
LACIS’ Faculty Affiliate, Darien Lamen, selected for WI Without Borders Award!
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) LACIS would like to congratulate LACIS Faculty Affiliate, Darien Lamen, who was recently selected for a WI Without Borders Multimedia …
Brazil Represented at International Day at Elm Lawn Elementary
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) RJ Hayes, a UW-Madison Portuguese MA student, attended International Day at Elm Lawn Elementary on March 12th with a display …
Reel Love Film Fest 2015
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) LACIS is excited to be teaming up with WUD Film for a screening of El Casamiento (The Marriage) for …