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Loyce Arthur receives Fulbright to Indonesia to study and teach costume design

Thursday, May 2, 2024
The University of Iowa is pleased to announce that Loyce Arthur, associate professor of design in the UI Department of Theatre Arts, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Bali, Indonesia, for the 2024-25 academic year.
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Carolyn Hartley receives Fulbright to Kosovo to research domestic violence

Thursday, May 2, 2024
The University of Iowa is pleased to announce that Carolyn Hartley, associate professor in the UI School of Social Work, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Kosovo for the 2024-25 academic year.
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IP to host youngest elected chief of the Kalinago people of Dominica in late April

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Three events in late April will provide a unique platform to celebrate Indigenous leadership; discuss spirituality, healing, and cultural preservation; and strategize for community-based health solutions that foster equity and well-being.
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Provost’s Global Forum focuses on LGBTQ youth in a global perspective 

Wednesday, December 27, 2023
This year’s Provost’s Global Forum, LGBTQ Youth in Global Perspective: Resistance, Resilience, Reimagination, will assemble experts from around the globe to speak to the power and agency of LGBTQ youth and their stories. 
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Broader global health understanding brought to the University of Iowa community after visit with Dr. Nada Melhem

Friday, September 29, 2023
Dr. Nada M. Melhem, visiting faculty from the American University of Beirut, opened the eyes of Iowa City residents to the public health challenges impacting her home country of Lebanon during a lecture on cholera on Sept. 13.
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International Programs Major Project to focus on multi-disciplinary global health collaborations

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The Major Project centers on a week-long visit in September by Dr. Nada Melhem, professor of infectious diseases and microbiology in the Division of Health Professions, Medical Laboratory Sciences, at the American University of Beirut.
Students in Prof. Heineman's first-year seminar, "Jewish Life Today," researching Iowa's Jewish history in the Iowa Women's Archives.

Global Curriculum Development Award available to UI faculty for the internationalization of courses

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The award supports UI departments and faculty to initiate new courses, or substantially revise existing ones, that integrate international or global perspectives into an undergraduate major.
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Special Projects Awards available to support campus internationalization

Friday, January 13, 2023
Special Projects Awards are granted to individual staff, faculty, programs, or departments associated with the university.
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Upcoming symposium to discuss race, ethnicity, language, and culture in the academy

Monday, September 12, 2022
This symposium, taking place October 6 - 8 on the University of Iowa campus, sets out to explore the opportunities that advocating for DEI in the academy provides.
Discussions about Korean Aesthetics, Presenting at the International Conference “Build Bridges: Korean Philosophy in the World,” the Participants walking across the campus of SKKU

UI faculty meet professional goals with help of funding through International Programs

Monday, August 8, 2022
International Programs provides funding opportunities and grant-writing assistance for UI faculty engaged in international research, partnerships, and other activities, and is invested in the success that faculty have in their field.

Provost's Global Forum Award

Provost's Global Forum application process and instructions