The emasculated guardians of power: Black eunuchs and the interplay between gender and race at the Ottoman imperial court, 3/12

Friday, March 12th at 12pm CST  Dr. Baki Tezcan, UC Davis Zoom registration link: http://bit.ly/3bza9OO  

Become a Student Ambassador!

The MESP is thrilled to recruit students interested in becoming Student Ambassadors for the Middle East. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to share the mission of the MESP and promote Middle Eastern languages, cultures, history and geopolitical issues, and to encourage cross-cultural understanding with and among the diverse communities and …

MESP Undergraduate Paper Award (deadline May 6)

MESP is excited to offer this opportunity to students! We are awarding up to $500 (actual award amounts vary) to the best paper(s) and multimedia project(s) by an undergraduate and focused on their respective world regions.  ELIGIBILITY You must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at UW–Madison. The paper or multimedia project must be/have …

Model Arab League Spring ’21 Registration Open

  The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) invites students to participate in this year’s Model Arab League conference, which will happen virtually this year. Through participation in Model Arab League program, students learn about the politics and history of the Arab world, and the arts of diplomacy and public speech. MAL helps prepare students …

MESP Graduate Student Paper Award (deadline May 6)

The Middle East Studies Program will award $500 to an outstanding graduate student paper or papers for AY 2021-2022.   Eligibility You must be currently enrolled as a graduate student at UW–Madison. The paper must focus on a topic in Middle East Studies. The paper must have been substantially written during the current academic year. …

ACW Book Release: Biden and the Middle East

  Biden and the Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead is a compilation of articles by Middle East experts published as President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20th and his administration begins to tackle the myriad political, economic, and social challenges domestically and internationally. The edited volume features analyses of US policy in general and …

International Career Bootcamp: Global Security

  Join the International Studies department at UW–Madison for this career event designed to support you in developing your career path in international fields. Our theme will be Global Security. Register to attend to learn about: career advice and ways to network recommendations for skills development practical issues on career searching The talk will be …

Ten Year Anniversary of Tunisia’s Revolution: Podcast Series

To commemorate the 10 year anniversary, CEMAT and CEMA are launching a special Maghrib in Past and Present | Podcasts series, “The Ten-Year Anniversary of Tunisia’s Revolution (January 14, 2021).” The series engages Tunisian politics at home, in the Maghrib, and the wider Global South, in both the contemporary period but also in the longue …

International Career Bootcamp: International Education Event, 3/17/2021

Wednesday, March 17, 4:00-5:15pm Online and free, registration is required. Register here. Join the Institute for Regional and International Studies and the School of Education’s Global Engagement Office for an International Studies career event designed to support you in developing your career path in international fields. The theme will be International Education (careers related to: …

AIMS Mark Tessler Graduate Student Award

  AIMS Research Grant Awards for 2021 AIMS invites submissions of papers by Graduate Student members of AIMS (The AIMS Graduate Student Association, GSA) for the Mark Tessler Graduate Student Prize Award which has a monetary value of $750. Papers must be complete in written form and must have been delivered in-person or virtually before …