The Black Cultural Center Art Gallery this semester is being brought to you virtually! Our featured gallery this month comes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian—IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. …
Leadership In the New Economy: Badgers In Action
Presented as part of the 2020 Multicultural Homecoming, this year’s Leadership in the New Economy (LINE) event, BADGERS IN ACTION, focused on voter education with an emphasis on people of color. The virtual event focused …
Native November: In new First-Year Interest Group, students connect with the land through Indigenous lens
On a recent walking tour that took students along the Lake Mendota shoreline, UW–Madison instructor Daniel Cornelius began by pointing out that the door panels at Memorial Union, built in 1928, include iconography depicting a …
UW–Madison graduation, retention rates reach new highs
Nearly 90 percent of UW–Madison undergraduates are completing their degrees within six years, setting a record for the institution and substantially exceeding other major public research universities. According to the latest data from the university’s Office …
Major survey of Wisconsin’s trans and non-binary residents finds high levels of discrimination in work, school, and public settings
While the U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down a major victory for LGBTQ+ employment rights, the most extensive survey ever conducted of the state’s transgender and non-binary community shows Wisconsin has a long way to …
2020-2021 Outstanding Women of Color Honorees Announced
The thirteenth cohort of Outstanding Women of Color awardees will be honored at a virtual reception on Wednesday, March 3 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event to celebrate this year’s honorees is open …
Black Arts Matter Festival
Don’t misss the second and third sessions of the Black Arts Matter Festival on Nov. 12 and 19. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the …
Grant helps UW-Madison Computer Sciences provide research opportunities to underrepresented students
Computer Sciences professors Jelena Diakonikolas and Shivaram Venkataraman have been awarded a grant from Google to encourage underrepresented students to pursue CS research and apply to graduate programs.
November is Native November
November is Native American Heritage Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the rich and diverse culture, history, and contributions of Native people. Holding its’ origin with a weeklong celebration during November 23–30, 1986, a proclamation …
Diversity Forum 2020
The 2020 UW–Madison Diversity Forum, ‘The Pandemic Effect: Exposing Racism & Inequities,’ will be held virtually on Oct. 27 & 28. The event is free and open to the public.