Thursday, March 12, 2026
12–1 p.m.
Virtual on Zoom
Are you interested in attending graduate school outside of the U.S.? Attend this virtual panel, featuring UW alumni of humanities and language programs, to learn more about what it takes to pursue graduate studies internationally. Panelists will discuss topics like applying to programs in other countries, identifying funding opportunities, navigating new academic systems, and more! Bring your questions!
Panelists
Sophie Boes (2025) graduated with a BA in English (Language and Linguistics track) and Political Science. She is now pursuing an MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at the University of Oxford. She is interested in language processing, evidentiality, and Turkish (by day) and thrifting, hiking, and true crime (by night and weekend).
Hunter Roskom (2025) is a graduate student currently pursuing a Master of China studies at Zhejiang University, China. He earned a B.A. in International Studies and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with a certificate in Chinese Professional Communication. His academic interests include international relations, East Asia–U.S. relations, and the ways language, history, and culture shape diplomacy and global affairs.
Ryan Smazal (History, 2019) is an environmental scientist (PhD) focused on carbon cycling, lake and coastal ecosystems, and long-term environmental change. His work combines hands-on field campaigns with data-driven interpretation of environmental archives—translating sediments, soils, and ecological indicators into clear insights about ecosystem processes. He is motivated to understand how natural systems function over time and apply that knowledge to support resilient, evidence-based environmental decisions.
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email advisor@languageinstitute.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, February 26, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.