On Friday, Sept. 12, the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer will partner with the Memorial Union kick off its annual World Music Festival with the Diversity Leaders World Music Festival Reception …
Month: August 2014
JVN Day August 30, 2014: Hope Alive
What is John Vietnam Nguyen (JVN) Day? JVN Day is a celebration of using Hip-Hop as a tool for community uplift. This year’s theme is Hope Alive. With all of the devastation and disparity currently experienced …
Can 19-Year-Old Keven Stonewall Cure Colon Cancer?
If you never heard of 19-year-old Keven Stonewall, you will. Originally from Chicago, Stonewall is a rising sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he serves as a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) ambassador …
UW Law School alumna appointed to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
University of Wisconsin Law School Alumna Geraldine Hines became the first black woman to sit on the seven-member Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in July. The 66-year-old Hines fills the spot left vacant when Associate Justice Ralph …