Global Studies UW-Green Bay News Posts

Don’t miss the last Great Decisions Lecture of the Spring semester!

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Apr 25, 2023

You’re invited to attend the final St Norbert College-UW-Green Bay Great Decisions Lecture for the Spring semester, this Wednesday, April 26 at 6:30 pm. Shaza Moghrabi, a spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme in New York, will be speaking about global famine. Ms. Moghrabi is a Jordanian national and has worked for the…

Faculty/Staff

Professor David Coury recently featured in Wallethub article about the Oscars

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Mar 7, 2023

UW-Green Bay’s David Coury was recently featured in an article published by Wallethub about the 2023 Oscars. In the article, Coury discusses diversity within the current award system along with a few predictions on who will take home the top awards. To read the full article, click here.

Events

Attend the virtual book presentation for Gabriel Saxton Ruiz

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Feb 21, 2023

Former UW-Green Bay colleague, Gabriel Saxton Ruiz will be presenting his latest book, “Patience Lost: Perspectives on Peru’s political crisis” on Friday, February 24 from 2-3pm. The presentation will be held virtually and in English. To join the Zoom meeting, click here. All UW-Green Bay staff, faculty, and students are invited to attend. This event is being…

Events

Global Studies program to host roundtable discussion on Russian social media and information warfare

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Feb 2, 2023

The UW-Green Bay Global Studies program is sponsoring a roundtable discussion on Russian social media and information warfare on Friday, February 10, from 12:00-1:30pm. This roundtable is free and open to the public and will be held in the Alumni Room of the University Union on the main UW-Green Bay campus. Titled, “Burning Down the…

Events

You’re invited! Great Decisions lectures on contemporary political and policy issues

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Jan 31, 2023

UW-Green Bay is again partnering with St Norbert College to present a series of Great Decisions lectures on contemporary political and policy issues. The lectures will be held in person at the Bemis Center on the St. Norbert campus, with an option to stream via Zoom as well. These events are free and open to…

Media Coverage

UW-Green Bay CATL and Professors Lybbert & Sherman featured in “Inside Higher Ed” article on digital syllabi

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Nov 15, 2022

The national publication Inside Higher Ed recently recently ran a story on reimagining the course syllabus. In particular, the article focused on “liquid syllabi,” which are digital, mobile-friendly and designed to support student success through accessibility and approachability. UW-Green Bay Professors Breeyawn Lybbert and Heidi Sherman were interviewed about their experiences using the liquid syllabus…

Announcements

UW-Green Bay global studies event being held this Friday, September 23

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 20, 2022

Friends of Global Studies! Our program would like to cordially invite you to our first fall event featuring Pearly Wong, UW-Madison, who will present on the topic of environmental justice in the Global South and engage in discussions following her talk. Please join us on Friday, Sept. 23, 12-1:30 p.m. in Alumni Room of the…

Faculty/Staff

Faculty and staff note: Luke Konkol and Prof. Kevin Kain contribute to newly open art museum exhibition

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Sue Bodilly

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May 10, 2022

UW-Green Bay Prof. Kevin Kain (Humanities, History and Global Studies) and Luke Konkol (CATL and UWM Anthropology) have created a virtual heritage installation featured in the current exhibition “Images of Atheism: The Soviet Assault on Religion” at the Museum of the Russian Icons in Clinton, MA (May 5-October 2, 2022). The virtual “Godless Corner” uses…

Features

Professor Cristina Ortiz: From sneaking banned books during the Spanish dictatorship to chair of Humanities

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Sue Bodilly

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May 4, 2022

Born in San Sebastian, Spain, a northern coastal town in the Basque Country, UW-Green Bay Professor of Humanities and Global Studies Cristina Ortiz grew up during the last 12 years of the oppressive Franco dictatorship. During the dictatorship, she learned about the importance of the humanities and artistic expression: “Because of the censorship during the…

Features

UW-Green Bay’s Zea Miller named a 2022 Newman Civic Fellowship recipient

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 30, 2022

Zea Miller credits the women around her as her biggest motivator to making a difference in her community. “I’ve had the opportunity to be part of a campus community that showcases so many strong women. They inspire me every day to work hard to be the best I can be.” Miller is the recipient of…

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