WyoGlobal Voices

August 30, 2024

The Center for Global Studies ran their second successful annual Fulbright Faculty Breakfast this past Tuesday, August 27. In partnership with the Fulbright Association Wyoming Chapter, CGS hosted past, current, and future Fulbright Scholars to support networking and applications for the upcoming academic year.

July 25, 2024

Every year, ISS Assistant Director Daing Nasir travels around the world to recruit international students for the University of Wyoming. This past year, Daing has visited schools, college fairs, forums, conferences, and other events across India, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Ecuador, Malaysia, Vietnam, and more, culminating in a successful (and busy) recruitment cycle.

July 11, 2024

Yuki Ayukawa is the JOI (Japan Outreach Initiative) Coordinator for the University of Wyoming. For the past two years, she has improved connections between Wyoming and Japan, sharing Japanese culture experiences and building business opportunities across the state.

July 5, 2024

International partnerships between universities are not only formal agreements but dedicated collaborations. An example of such partnering comes from Cindy Price Schultz and Karlyga Myssayeva, whose commitment to transcontinental academic exchange has fostered both friendship and a culture of collaboration between the University of Wyoming and Kazakhstan.

June 21, 2024

This spring, eleven University of Wyoming students were awarded scholarships by the U.S. Department of State to study abroad this summer and in the upcoming fall 2024 semester.

May 10, 2024

President Ed Seidel and Vice Provost for Global Engagement Isa Helfgott recognized Casidy Mittelstadt, Danish Kumar, Barbara John, and Yan Zhang for excellence in global engagement during a recent awards ceremony.

May 3, 2024

Travel means encountering the unexpected, and learning when our narratives differ from those in other regions. Rebecca Smith details this through her faculty-led trip to Sarajevo, telling a story often overlooked in the US and how it is remembered in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

April 30, 2024

Social expectations are something we all struggle with at some point in our lives. But what happens when you never fit the mold? And what do these norms look like in different cultures? Stephanie Santos explores these questions in her review of Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata.

April 19, 2024

Despite the narrative of escape, we bring our whole selves when we travel. Whether it's joy, angst, or sibling rivalries, cultural engagement is a tangle of sense of place with sense of self. Emily Ottoes reflects on this dynamic in her recent family trip to France.

April 16, 2024

Victoria Madden reviews The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, exploring cultural and critical tensions in the reading community, and the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone.