UW–Madison senior and MEDLI alum Catherine “Cat” Carroll has been awarded a 2025 Reporting Fellowship by the Pulitzer Center. Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowships support students pursuing independent journalism projects on underreported global topics including climate change, migration and refugees, global health, and human rights. Read the full story.
We are thrilled to announce that Cat Carrol, 2025 Wolff Fellow & MEDLI Alum, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Wolff Fellowship, a remarkable recognition accompanied by a $45,000 grant. This fellowship honors Cat’s exceptional dedication and contributions to international journalism throughout her undergraduate career. We couldn’t be prouder of her achievements! Cat’s academic journey …
In February, the Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program hosted the “Leveraging Your Languages” workshop in collaboration with the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). The interactive session, facilitated by Ryan Goble and Felecia Lucht, encouraged WIScholars to connect their language skills to their professional, academic, and personal goals. Through hands-on activities, students from various academic …
Adeola Agoke, Director of the African Languages Program and Assistant Teaching Professor of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has published a Proficiency-Based Dictionary of Yorùbá Language. This open-source, digital resource fills an important gap in language acquisition and learning. During the summer, Dr. Agoke teaches WISLI’s Intensive Multilanguage Seminar (MULTI), which supports …
The Center for South Asia (CSA), which co-administers the South Asia Summer Language Program (SASLI), was awarded a two-year Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant from the Department of Education to fund a project titled “Language Pathways Program: International Business and Sustainable Development in India.” This program will support language instruction and provide …
Ryan Goble, SASLI and LCTL Career Coordinator, recently published the research article, “Language Learners’ Transferable Skills and Narrative Competence in U.S. Career Advising Appointments: Multilingual Development Beyond Higher Education,” in the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education. Abstract: In a career climate that casts “foreign” language proficiency as a measurable and technical skill, this study …