by Laurie Dennis An activist, an economist, an astronomer and an ambassador. The stories of these four Badgers were the focus of an April 8, 2024, symposium at Memorial Union on the history of the …
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April 8 event celebrates history of Chinese students at UW
MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) and UW–Madison Libraries at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host an event Monday, April 8, at 4 p.m. in Memorial Union that will feature the stories …
A famous trio of Badger activists from China’s Jiangxi Province
by Lihao “Billy” Yuan (UW-Madison history major). Anfu County in China’s Jiangxi Province was home to three Badgers—Lung Chi Lo, Tsao Shih Wang and Wenying Peng—who trained in political science at UW-Madison in the 1920s …
Jinjin Li’s path through Madison to a legal career in the U.S.
by Laurie Dennis News of immigration attorney Jinjin “Jim” Li’s murder March 14, 2022, at his office in New York City was shocking not only to Chinese legal circles, but also to those who knew …
Nienhauser receives “Special Book Award of China” honor
Among the cohort of 15 writers, translators and publishers honored with the 2020 Special Book Award of China was one American: UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser, Jr. The annual award celebrates …
Chancellor speaks on COVID-19 research at Nanjing Tech Week 2020
“Chinese scientists are currently leading several of the most promising research projects at UW-Madison related to COVID-19,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, as part of her recorded remarks at last week’s “Nanjing Tech Week 2020,” held in the city of Nanjing, capital of China’s Jiangsu Province.
Opinion piece by Judd Kinzley: New federal proposals would lead to sharp declines in Chinese students coming to Wisconsin
An opinion piece on recent U.S. legislation affecting the ability of Chinese students to get visas to study in Wisconsin and elsewhere was published June 13 by UW-Madison History Professor Judd Kinzley in The Cap …
Nanjing and UW law school faculty organize IP workshop in China
Photo caption: Attorney Li Kening (above, at the lectern), an alum of both Nanjing University and UW-Madison, moderated a roundtable discussion that concluded the IP workshop. Panelists, seated from left, included: Dr. Gao Xinfang of …
UW-Madison literature professor honored by Nanjing University
Re-posted from the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures An international literature conference hosted by Nanjing University provided an opportunity to recognize UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser. At a special …
Higher education workshop collaboration with Peking University enters fifth year
Re-posted from School of Education News UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Peking University President Hao Ping helped open a major conference on international higher education held in Beijing May 25-26. “The U.S. and China need …