IRIS Global Connect @ UW-Madison

Institute for Regional & International Studies Global Connect @UWMadison.

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Join the @NelsonInstitute for a free screening of OVERBURDEN, a documentary exploring conservation, community, and the challenges of protecting one of West Africa’s most threatened ecosystems.

Register here: https://t.co/lwT8pJ9fFh

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Save the date for this event! Thursday, October 8th, a conversation with scholar and author Dr. Lorgia García-Peña on the ways in which antiblackness and xenophobia intersect in a Global context!

More Info: https://t.co/PKrpUGMMFx

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We are excited to announce that IRIS NRC is now officially IRIS Global Connect, read more about our focus and stay connected for upcoming events!

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Tuesday, September 29th from 3-6pm the all-campus Study Abroad Fair returns to Gordon Dining & Event Center. Check out @IAPstudyabroad for more info!

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Check out this interesting virtual symposium by the @pulitzercenter featuring AI Accountability Fellow, Sofia Schurig and eight educators on topics in AI!

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Educators: Join a virtual symposium this Saturday and explore the impact of AI tech in education spaces.

Facilitating School Community Conversations About AI Accountability
📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
⏰ 1:00-4:30 pm EDT
💻 Virtual Event

Register 👇
https://t.co/T4iE46n17V

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Next wednesday, join IRIS NRC International Film Club in welcoming Pulitzer Center grantee journalist Molly Knight Raskin. This event will draw on her documentary, Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID, and feature a live discussion with Raskin.

https://t.co/9QBKmYhMpS

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Educators! Join us for a special book club event commemorating Genocide Awareness Month, featuring White Bird by R. J. Palacio. Dr. Irene Ann Resenly will lead a discussion on White Bird and how to incorporate its themes into K-12 classrooms.

https://t.co/Yqa5RplesD

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Tune into this upcoming talk with Professors Henn and Tripp on Authoritarian realities presented by the CIRA Lecture Series and learn about the political landscape in Africa!

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The Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) took part in the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS) conference today in Madison! Check out more upcoming WIRC events here: https://t.co/rGVEyc6IaX

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The Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) joined K-12 educators at the WCSS 2026 to share international resources and information on the Teaching Forward Fellowship. Read more → https://t.co/oqQDt1VuZa

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Today at Ingraham Hall, stop by and get tips for all things internships!

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Save the date for the annual Middle East Studies Conference on April 17! Join scholars and artists to examine the urgent political and cultural shifts shaping the region today. Learn more and register: https://t.co/ZaXgglk68x

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Fulbright Week 2026 @uwmadison will be happening March 9-13! Amix of online and inperson events are featured. Visit the link below for more information!

https://t.co/xOWR3G0W4w

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UW-Milwaukee's Latin American Film Series is back this spring for its 47th year!

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This Friday! Sign up for this webinar for language educators featuring presentations by LCTL educators and administrators from four Big Ten universities.

Link to Register: https://t.co/5g8vYZKkL9

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Interested in geopolitics? Hear from former Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Daniel Rosenblum!

More Information Here: https://t.co/EyNFrBtXP0

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Students! Interested in sharpening your journalist skills and hearing from previous reporting fellows? Apply to the Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship!

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Come (re)discover the wide array of formats, languages, and subject areas held in our collections and explore the possibilities of how to incorporate International and Area Studies library materials into your research and teaching!

Register: https://t.co/d4c1X6rJ4u

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Sign up for our upcoming Global Dialogue with Ruy Braga, author of The Politics of the Precariat: From Populism to Lulista Hegemony!

Event participants will have the chance to receive a free copy of the book!
Register here: https://t.co/EeKkipBwMu

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Sign up for our Book Club this February 4th! We will review Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, featuring a presentation by Ephraim Danquah and Ama Esther Ptak who will serve as a moderator guiding discussion.

Register here: https://t.co/HRFkJZXyxn