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On Tuesday, May 5, Guido Podestá, Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division, posted a message to the UW–Madison community in response to incidents of bias against Asians and Asian Americans. View his message in its entirety here: Supporting individuals impacted by bias during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laura Hammond, Administrative Director of the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI), was one of eight academic staff members honored with Excellence Awards by Chancellor Rebecca Blank. Hammond’s award is in recognition of her service as administrative director of SASLI, as well her outstanding work and leadership with the South Asian Flagship Languages Initiative and …
We are thrilled to announce that Anthony Cerulli (Associate Professor of South Asian Studies) has been elected the 2020-21 Faculty Director of the UW–Madison Center for South Asia! Professor Cerulli has played an active role at the Center since his arrival on campus, serving on many different committees, and recently completed a successful term as …
The Center for South Asia is building a list of resources to assist our South Asian communities around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our COVID-19 Resource Page, found under the Home menu above, to learn more. Please contact info@southasia.wisc.edu with suggestions for additional resources or organizations.
Christine Garlough, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, and former Faculty Director of the Center for South Asia, was one of thirteen faculty members honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Complete profiles of all honorees are available here. Please join us in congratulating Professor Garlough and all the honorees!
The Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) will offer virtual language instruction in summer 2020. The announcement comes as the University of Wisconsin–Madison made the decision that face-to-face instruction will not be offered on campus in consideration of the safety of participants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We hope you are all safe and healthy. In light of the latest email from Mark Walters, Chief Human Resource Officer, UW–Madison, stipulating required telecommuting for employees who do not need to be physically present to perform job responsibilities, the Center for South Asia staff will work remotely, and the Center will not be open during normal …
Congratulations to all the students, faculty, teaching assistants, instructors, pedagogy specialists, and staff who have contributed to this success! For more on UW–Madison’s ranking and innovative foreign language learning, as well as the criteria used in the article, please click the link below.
Luke Whitmore, Associate Professor of Philosophy at UW-Stevens Point, has been awarded a research grant by the American Academy of Religion for his work Ecology, Post-Secularism, and Cosmopolitics in the Central Indian Himalaya. The full list of recipients is available on the AAR website. Please join us in congratulating Professor Whitmore!
The Center for South Asia is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for Assistant Director. This is a brand new position at the CSA and will cover a broad range of responsibilities. Complete details are provided at the link below. The application deadline is February 24, 2020.