The Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement hosts Affinity Group Gatherings for UW–Madison faculty and staff. These informal social gatherings are intended to help faculty and staff with underrepresented and/or marginalized identities come together to build community, make connections and share resources.
Affinity Group Gatherings are part of the Diversity Framework and a direct response to feedback from campus community members that faculty and staff — particularly newer ones — sometimes find it difficult to meet and make connections with people who share their backgrounds and identities on UW–Madison’s sprawling, predominantly white campus.
Active Affinity Groups
APIDA Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as Asian, Pacific Islander, and/or Desi American (APIDA).
Black/African American Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as Black, African American and/or Caribbean American.
Disability Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as disabled.
Latinx Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as Latinx (Latina/Latino) or Chicanx (Chicano/Chicana).
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, intersex, asexual or other non-cisgendered & non-heterosexual identities.
Native American Affinity Group
An Affinity Group intended for UW–Madison faculty and staff who identify as Indigenous, Native American, American Indian, Alaska Native and/or Native Hawaiian.
