Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Language Institute - MEDLI

Courses for MEDLI 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 medli.wisc.edu for details.

Come learn about our online programs for and !

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! 👋

Language courses are still available for Summer 2026.

Join students from around the world for intensive online language study through the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI). Applications remain open for select languages.

Apply by April 1: go.wisc.edu/wisli-apply

🍩✨ 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

⏰ 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 MEDLI! 🌍📚

🌏 Explore online summer programs for Middle Eastern & Mediterranean languages!
🍩 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/

⏰Deadline approaching to teach with MEDLI this summer!
🔗Learn more at wisli.wisc.edu/teach-at-wisli

🍂 Grateful for language educators and those who make language learning possible.
🎉Want to join us? We’re hiring for Summer 2026!
🔗Apply by Jan 11: wisli.wisc.edu/teach-at-wisli

Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes - WISLI

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

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

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

🍂 Grateful for language educators and those who make language learning possible.
🎉Want to join us? We’re hiring for Summer 2026!
🔗Apply by Jan 11: wisli.wisc.edu/teach-at-wisli

Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes - WISLI