May 2026 Workshop Theme:
Academic Internationalism in Turbulent Times
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ORGANIZERS:
- Adam Nelson, John L. Thomas (WARF) Professor and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Shen Wenqin, Associate Professor of Higher Education at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University
DATE: May 18-19, 2026
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
HOTEL: Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53715

"We have an obligation to set an example of 'academic internationalism in turbulent times' by getting together in each other's home countries for wide-ranging discussions."
Education Professor Adam Nelson of UW-Madison on the theme of the 8th Annual UW-PKU Workshop