The 2020 Diversity Forum will feature a keynote address by Robin DiAngelo, author of the widely acclaimed bestseller “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.”
Join Our New Campus-Wide Diversity Book Club
Love to read and engage in discussion about what you’ve read? Then join the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement for the Diversity Book Club with its two inaugural book club reads, “I’m Still …
UW–Madison’s Jackson shares thoughts on Kenosha protests with Diverse Issues
Diverse Issues in Higher Education utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson in an article examining the causes of the recent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the shooting of a Black man, 29-year-old Jacob Blake, by a …
Regents Diversity Awards 2021 Call for Nominations
We are pleased to request nominations of UW-Madison faculty, staff, departments or units for the UW System’s 2021 Regents Diversity Awards.
Interim Appointees Step in to Fill DDEEA Leadership Roles
With the departure of Patrick Sims, Gloria Hawkins and Sherri Charleston this past academic year, Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor for Dversity & Inclusion Cheryl B. Gittens has announced several DDEEA staff and former staff members …
Annual Faculty of Color Virtual Reception is Sept. 22
Please plan to join the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement and the Deans of UW-Madison’s schools and colleges as we honor recent faculty promotions and welcome new faculty members. The event will be …
Claudia Guzmán named director of Multicultural Student Center
As an undergraduate at Wellesley College years ago, Claudia Guzmán says she felt like “a bit of an anomaly” — a first-generation college student from Wisconsin, educated in public schools, attending an elite East Coast private institution. She struggled to find her place until joining a student organization for Latina students. …
Angela Yee to Headline Welcome Event for DDEEA Scholars
Students enrolled in scholarship and service programs within the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA) are invited to a virtual welcome event on Monday, Sept. 14, from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
Amplifying BIPOC Voices in Sustainability Series
Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) have long led movements to protect our communities and the planet. However, BIPOC voices are often excluded and silenced in mainstream environmentalism. The Green Allies Coalition, which is …
UW-Madison Diversity Inventory launches a new website
The Diversity Inventory, a centralized online database of diversity programs, events, and services on campus, launched a new website to track our campus’s progress toward creating a more inclusive community.