Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute - SIPI

06/03/2026

04/23/2026

Courses for SIPI 2026 are now confirmed!
We’re excited to welcome you this summer as you begin (or continue) your language learning journey.
Limited seats remain in select courses—visit sipi.wisc.edu for details.

03/13/2026

Interested in studying online? Stop by and let's talk.

We’re at the Central States: Languages for All Conference this weekend! 🌍

Connect with our team and learn more about the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes, where Less Commonly Taught Languages are FUNdamental. 📚

If you're at the conference, come say hello—we’d love to meet you! 👋

02/18/2026

02/13/2026

Discover Brazilian at SIPI and follow your curiosity — whether it’s for research, connection, or simply seeing where a language can take you 🇧🇷 🇧🇷

Learn more & apply by March 1: wisli.wisc.edu

01/27/2026

🍩✨ Team WISLI had a blast last week chatting with about our summer language programs & hearing about their goals for , , , , , , and many more!

🌍 Miss the event? No worries! WISLI has open advising hours — learn more at wisli.wisc.edu

01/26/2026

⏰ Funding deadline alert! The FLAS application and the WISLI Funding Application (for tuition scholarships & institute-specific awards) are due February 1, 2026. go.wisc.edu/wisli-funding'

Don’t miss your chance to fund your summer language study at SIPII! 🌍📚

01/14/2026

🌏 Explore our online summer program for Brazilian !
🍩 Drop by anytime for donuts, swag, and raffles—and learn about funding opportunities!
⏰ Jan 21 & 22 | 9:30 AM–3:00 PM | 1st floor, Van Hise

https://wisli.wisc.edu/event/discover-wisli-a-uw-madison-winter-welcome-event/

01/05/2026

A select number of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships are available to support summer 2026 intensive language study at SIPI.

Learn more about FLAS and other opportunities: https://wisli.wisc.edu/funding-opportunities-for-study-at-wisli/

12/01/2025

Interested in a career in government service? Would you like to learn about what it's like to work as an intelligence analyst, and bring technical, language, or cultural skills to challenging problems in the Intelligence Community? Join us for a talk with Dr. Eric Miller, a senior career intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he leads open source intelligence (OSINT) policy, tradecraft, and integration efforts. He previously served in senior intelligence roles at U.S. Africa Command — including as Assistant Director of Intelligence for Analysis — and on the President’s Daily Brief staff as its only non-CIA editor. His career spans leadership in political-military analysis, major intelligence assessments, and work in academia and defense policy.

📅 Tuesday, December 2
⏱️ 2-3pm
🔗 Register for location: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdP0PPHu6EViSNOdmFrEguGAqnyixS4a-pcCuq0duAE-k-Kdg/viewform