UW Global Studies Students to Present Research in Cheyenne

Students from the University of Wyoming Global and Area Studies Program will present results of their international fieldwork Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Cheyenne’s Laramie County Library.

The students will discuss their independent research conducted abroad as part of the “What in the World?” program. The program highlights the varied fieldwork that UW master’s degree students completed for their M.A. thesis projects.

The presentations are free and open to the public.

Listed are the students, hometowns and their presentations:

Adil Bentahar, Casablanca, Morocco, “Civil Education in Morocco.” She is scheduled to receive a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction in August.

Ola Raddaoui, Tunis, Tunisia, “Islamic Feminism and the Arab Spring.” She is scheduled to graduate in May with a Master of Arts degree in international studies.

Jacqueline Todak, Spokane, Wash., “Coffee Crisis in Nicaragua.” She is scheduled to graduate in May with a Master of Arts degree in international studies/environment and natural resources.

The programs are sponsored by UW’s Center for Global Studies, UW’s Global and Area Studies Program, the Wyoming Humanities Council, the UW Foundation and Laramie County Library, with additional support from the Ruth R. Ellbogen Foundation.

For more information, contact Center for Global Studies Director Jean Garrison at (307) 766-6119 or email garrison@uwyo.edu.