L&S News  Tag: Arts & Humanities

History, Political Science and International Public Affairs alum Farha Tahir ’09, MIPA’10 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Forward Award. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress.

History alum Nicolaas Mink ’02, PhD’10 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.

Professor of Classics and Director of Integrated Liberal Studies begins new role in early August.

Experts from UW–Madison are available to discuss the latest situation in Ukraine with the news media. (Updated on: 6/13/2022)

Assistant Professor of The Department of African Cultural Studies, Dr. Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué has received the 2021 Aidoo-Snyder Prize for her book Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon.

You never know where a language degree can take you. Tim Butler’s Russian studies helped him land his dream job
with the National Hockey League.

The Humanities Building has outlived its usefulness, and serious maintenance costs and outdated classrooms are driving the push for a new, forward-looking building for L&S. Part of the university's biennial capital budget request to the State of Wisconsin, the new building would be sited at the corner of West Johnson and North Park Streets and would provide 1800 seats in 19 classrooms that support active, collaborative learning and modern technology.

Department of Gender & Women’s Studies associate professor Sami Schalk announced as 2020-2021 Outstanding Women of Color Honoree recipient. The UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW-Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and in the Greater Madison community, who have made outstanding contributions in social justice, activism, community service, scholarly research, teaching and community building on or off-campus, to create an inclusive and respectful environment for all.

Steven Nadler’s latest book, Think Least of Death, was featured in the “Briefly Noted” section of the New Yorker.