This summer marked a major milestone for language education at UW–Madison with the launch of the inaugural WISLI Digital Badge. Offered through the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), a unit under the Language Program Office, the new micro-credential is the very first to be implemented under the International Division’s broader Global Badges framework. Read the full …
We are so proud of Kylie Holland, WISLI Program Coordinator, who received a UW–Madison International Division Staff Excellence Award this week! Kylie was recognized for her outstanding leadership, professionalism, and dedication—and for “elevating the work of everyone around her,” as one nominator shared. She was also described as “an indispensable colleague” whose “exceptional reliability, proactive …
For public and private organizations to operate successfully on the global stage, individuals are needed who can communicate across languages. Programs like the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) have been helping to cultivate the crucial skills needed for global engagement. In effort to connect speakers of less commonly taught languages (LCTL) with professional development …