Written by: Katie Vaugh, Arts & Humanities Collaboration and respect for other opinions not only played an ongoing role in Steve Stern’s career — they also helped shape a division of the history department where he …
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The Role of Parents in Rio de Janeiro’s Education System
Written by: Raven Hayes, LACIS graduate student. Suzanna da Silva remembers her school experience as unstable. “I was about 10 years old. From there I started going to school. I would study half of the …
Meet our Fall 2016 Tinker Visiting Professor!
Meet our Fall 2016 Tinker visiting professor! LACIS welcomes Professor Bastiaan P. Reydon, hosted by the Sociology Department. An economist with extensive knowledge of land issues in Brazil and various developing countries and a UW …
LACIS Helps UW Students Travel With Generous Grants
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) As a department that strives to expand the cultural knowledge and awareness of UW-Madison students, LACIS makes it a priority to …
UNA-USA Dane County Chapter Hosts Fun and Informative 70th Anniversary Luncheon
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) The UNA-USA Dane County Chapter is the local branch affiliated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America. …
LACIS Alum and Award Winning Journalist Visits Campus!
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) This week LACIS and the School of Journalism were excited to welcome UW Alum Jacob Kushner back to campus! Jacob …
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 …
LACIS Alumna Post-Graduate Adventure in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Argentina
This is LACIS alumna Nicole Weyandt reflection on her post-graduate experiences in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Argentina. Fall of 2008 I entered as a freshman student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Though technically “undeclared” …
LACIS Core Faculty Member named Hilldale Award winner
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) LACIS Core Faculty Member, Jane Collins, Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Gender and Women’s Studies, has been chosen …
LACIS Undergrad, Jess Schwartz, Reflects on Time Spent Volunteering in Buenos Aires
The following is LACIS Outreach Intern Jess Schwartz’s reflection on her time spent in Buenos Aires over winter break utilizing a LACIS travel grant. Te extrañamos mucho, she wrote on my Facebook page. We really miss …