Madison Historian brings era’s photographs to light. As the events of recent weeks and months have shown, protest isn’t dead. Still, it’s unsettling just how relevant Madison historian Mark Speltz’s new book, “North of Dixie: …
Month: December 2016
Nicholas Match raises $100 million for UW-Madison scholarships
In June 2015, Nancy Nicholas and the late Albert “Ab” Nicholas made one of the largest donations in UW–Madison’s history: a $50 million matching gift to inspire alumni and friends to join them in supporting …
Asian American students work to open dialogue about community fragmentation
“If I don’t stick with my people, I lose part of myself,” University of Wisconsin student Houa Lee said. UW Asian American students, including Lee, gathered to explore how to come together as a community by …
Students, families encouraged to plan ahead for weekend winter storm
With a winter storm warning declared for southern Wisconsin this weekend, UW–Madison students, parents and families are encouraged to make preparations for safe travel to final exams and commencement ceremonies. A winter storm is expected …
UW–Madison Outlines Policies On Immigration Students, Faculty and Staff
In recent weeks, many around campus, and in the broader community, have expressed concerns about the future of undocumented or international students, staff, and faculty and their families. This includes those students who presently benefit …
$100 million in gifts to support scholarships, expand access to students
The gifts, spearheaded by Ab and Nancy Nicholas, will generate about $4.5 million in annual scholarships to recruit and retain outstanding students like Parish Johnson, a freshman from Milwaukee.
UW-Madison winter commencement takes place Sunday
A graduate wearing a Santa hat adds a pop of color to the winter commencement in 2015. This year’s winter commencement is Dec. 18. Photo: Jeff Miller More than 1,000 students will take part in …
Q&A: Student speaker says UW ‘transformed’ him
Student keynote speaker Terrence Thurk, who’s graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, was selected after submitting a video showing his passion for UW-Madison. Thurk is a strong believer in the Wisconsin Idea. He says …
American Indian Studies Program offers new course in Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Madisonians named among most Influential African Americans in Wisconsin
Gloria Ladson-Billings is a professor, writer, and professional developer in urban education with interests in critical race theory, culturally relevant pedagogy, and the power of the black religious experience. She currently holds the Kellner Family …
Q&A: Hemant Shah discusses journalists’ coverage of race issues
Hemant Shah has served as director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism school since 2014, and has been a member of the faculty since 1990. His research focuses on the role of mass media in …
Minnesota students at UW-Madison urged to get extra meningitis shots
Minnesota students attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison are being urged to get additional vaccinations for meningitis after a small but potentially dangerous campus outbreak this fall. The Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday that undergraduates …
“We Are Healers” – Meet Kala Cornelius
UW-Madison School of Nursing doctoral student Kala Cornelius is featured in a new video from We Are Healers, a digital media initiative featuring stories of American Indian health professionals.
Immigration and the Uncertainties of 2017: A Presentation and Discussion with Attorney Maryam Ghayyad
Join Maryam Ghayyad, an Immigration Attorney from Murphy Desmond Lawyers S.C., for a presentation and discussion on U.S. immigration system basics and potential immigration policy changes with the incoming presidential administration. Potential implications for undocumented students, DACA applicants, …
Blank links faculty retention issues, fall in research ranking to UW System budget cuts
In a Dec. 2 interview with The Badger Herald, Chancellor Rebecca Blank talks about increasing the number of in-state students, sexual assault, and diversity on campus. Story by MARGARET DUFFEY AND EMILY NEINFELDT. University of …
UW-Madison’s GEM fellows bring more diverse perspectives to STEM fields
The GEM consortium is a national network of universities and employers committed to achieving greater diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields by advancing the careers of talented graduate students from underrepresented …
Student leader McKinney wins Marshall Scholarship
Senior Deshawn McKinney of Milwaukee, a member of the PEOPLE and First Wave programs, has been named a winner of the Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award given to up to 40 scholars each year to study …
Androgynous role in “Morticians in Love”
Audition coming! StageQ is proud to support KRASS, one of our fellow participating theater companies at the Bartell Theatre, by announcing their upcoming auditions for Morticians in Love. Among other roles, KRASS is specifically seeking …
In Memory of Lou: Alzheimer’s Looms for America’s Black and Hispanic Families
Lou Holland ’65 was a UW–Madison success story. A Badger Hall of Fame halfback who traded his jersey for a business suit after graduation, he went on to stardom in a new arena as an …
New ESL active learning lab expands learning possibilities for international students
It might be hard to imagine a journalism student, a future economist, a cancer researcher and an aspiring statistician in the same 16-person class in Helen C. White Hall. More than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate …