Past Event Category: WISLI 2026
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Jul 28Strategies in Autonomous Language Learning: A Tool for Sustained Language Skills
Zoom
Workshop Description: Classroom instruction provides important guidance in foreign language learning, but autonomous learning equips language learners with tools to sustain acquired language skills beyond the classroom. This workshop draws on principles of autonomous language learning to equip participants with tools to develop effective learning habits, monitor progress, and create personalized plans for ongoing assessment …
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Jul 23View from the Hinterlands: Why Caring About the Entire World Matters for U.S. National Security
Speakers Welcome Remarks: Laura Hammond, Director, Language Program Office Introduction: Dr. Dave Schroeder, Director of National Security Initiatives, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Keynote Address: Dr. Eric A. Miller, Senior Advisor for Open Source Intelligence, National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center Co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Russian Flagship Program. Keynote Bio Dr. Miller was appointed Senior …
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Jul 14Launching Your International Career
Zoom
Workshop Description In this workshop, you’ll explore the steps and strategies for finding international work experiences that align with your personal and professional goals. Presenters will define international work and review some of the challenges and benefits of pursuing a career abroad. You’ll have the opportunity to reflect on your own reasons for pursuing international …
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Jul 3WISLI Research Symposium 2026
Be part of the WISLI Student Conference on July 3, 2026! Take advantage of this great opportunity by sharing your academic research and networking with other scholars in various areas of study! 8:30 am to 1:30 pm
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Jun 30Origins and Development of Indus writing and seals: New discoveries and challenges to decipherment
Featuring: Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
The earliest evidence for a writing system in South Asia dates to before 3500 BCE and is associated with agro-pastoral communities living in the regions of what is now Pakistan, Afghanistan and western India. This lecture will present a brief overview of the origins and development of writing and seals during the Early Indus period …
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Jun 23Lead With Languages: Communicating Transferable and Technical Skills
Zoom
Workshop Description In this interactive virtual workshop, you will explore the types of skills language learners develop – both the transferable and the technical – and learn strategies for communicating these skills throughout the job/internship application process. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Registration A registration link will be emailed …
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Jun 19SASLI Global Professionals Panel
Featuring: Cody Arigo, Raj Balkaran, Tori Gross, Vijay Limaye, and Galen Murton
Zoom
SASLI students will join an in-class panel featuring global professionals who will share how language skills and regional expertise have shaped their paths across a range of fields. Panelists will offer stories, advice, and insights to help you explore career possibilities, build connections, and see how your skills can lead to meaningful, globally connected work. …
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Jun 19CESSI Global Professionals Panel
Featuring: Dennis Keen and Marika Olijar
Zoom
CESSI students will join an in-class panel featuring global professionals who will share how language skills and regional expertise have shaped their paths across a range of fields. Panelists will offer stories, advice, and insights to help you explore career possibilities, build connections, and see how your skills can lead to meaningful, globally connected work. …
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Jun 19SEASSI Global Professionals Panel
Featuring: Alex Compton, Beiyin Deng, Macey Mayes, and Veronica Pham
Zoom & Van Vleck B309
SEASSI students will join an in-class panel featuring global professionals who will share how language skills and regional expertise have shaped their paths across a range of fields. Panelists will offer stories, advice, and insights to help you explore career possibilities, build connections, and see how your skills can lead to meaningful, globally connected work. …
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Jun 19The Middle East that America Just Can’t Get Away From
Featuring: David Romano
Zoom
Abstract: More than 15 years ago, the Obama administration announced that the U.S. would be ‘pivoting towards Asia’ in its foreign policy focus. Subsequent administrations indicated the same desire to focus on China and Asia. Yet time after time, developments in the Middle East prevented such a pivot by the U.S.. What is it about …