IRIS Global Connect

10/07/2026

Stop by the Central Library(Community Rooms 301 & 302) for this book event from 7-8 p.m featuring author Jarret Dapier! For more information, visit the link in the description below.

Wake Now in the Fire is a fictionalized account of a true event that galvanized a community, based on extensive interviews with the real-life students and teachers who were affected, and written by the librarian who exposed key information about the Chicago Public Schools censorship decision. With illustrations by Alex Award-winner AJ Dungo that perfectly capture the everyday joys, heartbreak, and stresses of high school, this graphic novel is an inspiring portrayal of student activism taking on one of most urgent issues of our time, and a passionate reminder of why protecting the books we love matters.

https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/wake-now-fire

10/01/2026

Stop by the Pyle Center on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for a lecture with Kecia Ali, Professor of Religion and Director of the Muslim Studies Program at Boston University.

Join us for an engaging conversation exploring the roots of anti-Muslim bigotry in America and what we can do to address it.

Walk-ins are welcome!

09/28/2026

As part of International Education Week, IRIS Global Connect is excited to share our new series Global Connect Clips!

Last Spring, IRIS GC was honored to host Pulitzer Center grantee award-winning journalist, and producer Molly Knight Raskin in Madison for a series of conversations about the global consequences of U.S. foreign policy.

These clips are part of a series leading up to the release of our full-length conversation with Molly Knight Raskin. Follow along throughout the week for more clips and stay tuned!

Check out our first clip here! https://youtube.com/shorts/dyvOzRhoCgI?si=StHxlYM7xC4ReKCw

09/17/2026

November 10th, visiting associate professor, Rodrigo Nunes will speak on "What Brazil Reveals about the Global Far Right"

Visit this link to learn more about this Havens Wright Center event: https://irisnrc.wisc.edu/event/what-brazil-reveals-about-the-global-far-right/

09/03/2026

Join Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison for a FREE screening of OVERBURDEN, a documentary film that celebrates the power of mutual aid, showing how people and ecosystems persist, rebuild, and thrive against overwhelming odds.

Register Here: https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/tales-from-planet-earth-overburden/

09/03/2026

Join the Havens Wright Center, Thursday, October 8th for a conversation with scholar and author Dr. Lorgia García-Peña on the ways in which antiblackness and xenophobia intersect in a Global context!

Click here to learn more: https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/garcia-pena/

09/01/2026

We are excited to announce that IRIS NRC is now officially IRIS Global Connect! 🌎

Join us for an exciting fall semester of global and transregional events that support your teaching, research, and studies in international issues.

Swipe through to learn more about our focus and the work of Global Connect! ✨

05/27/2026

Check out this teacher fellowship opportunity!

K-14 educators are invited to apply for a Blavatnik Archive Curriculum Writing Teacher Fellowship.
⏰ Deadline: June 1, 2026
🔦 Learn more and apply: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/blavatnik-archive-curriculum-writing-teacher-fellowship

05/20/2026

We are excited to announce that Zindzi Frederick has been awarded awarded a 2026 Reporting Fellowship by the Pulitzer Center! The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowships support students pursuing independent journalism projects, Frederick’s project will report on the growing healthcare crisis in Antigua and Barbuda.

Read more about Zindzi and her project here:
https://irisnrc.wisc.edu/2026/05/11/zindzi-frederick-awarded-2026-pulitzer-reporting-fellowship/