Three leading scholars of Black education will present “Art + Academe” on the UW–Madison campus as a special performance at the close of the 2022 Diversity Forum on Nov. 15.
Sarina Lotlikar
Inspired by Ho-Chunk heritage, UW art professor Tom Jones uses artistry to focus on Indigenous imagery and identity
Tom Jones ’88, a UW professor and artist, moved around a lot as a child. He started out in North Carolina where his father, a photographer and painter, worked as a regional manager for Kodak. …
Photos: Author Clint Smith talks with students, faculty during Go Big Read visit
Clint Smith gave a book talk on Nov. 1 at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union that included a question and answer with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin.
Waisman Center funds six internal grants to expand DEI efforts in research and clinical services
Waisman offered grants up to $20,000 to be used over two years with the purpose of, “advancing research that is accessible to, informed by, and representative of diverse individuals within the field of IDD in a way that fosters equity and inclusion.”
Q&A with Percival Matthews: ‘Diversity is one of our greatest strengths’
Matthews is focusing the bulk of his energy on leading the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion — and making sure faculty, staff, and students have the resources and tools they need to participate in OEDI’s important work.
All welcome at Ho-Chunk ciiporoke dwelling on north lawn of Dejope Residence Hall Nov. 3
A Ho-Chunk dwelling, the ciiporoke has been a place of home, family, community, teaching, learning and ceremony for Ho-Chunk people at Teejop since beyond memory.
Celebrating our First-Generation Badgers
Tuesday, Nov. 8, is national First-Generation College Student Day, when we salute all of the Badgers who are the first in their families to attend college.
Community invited to Veterans Day recognition breakfast on Nov. 11 at Memorial Union
The Wisconsin Union team, in partnership with University Veteran Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, invite UW–Madison students, staff and faculty and the public to celebrate United States veterans and service members at a Veterans …
UW’s Raul Leon featured on podcast about new ‘Becoming a Diversity Leader’ book
Dr. Raul Leon was featured on the “Student Affairs NOW” podcast as part of a panel discussion exploring the role of diversity leaders on college and university campuses.
Partisan divide contributed to false sense of racial equality in pandemic deaths
What may have appeared to be equality was not an improvement for Black people, but an increasingly worse pandemic for white people.
Renowned actor, UW alum André De Shields visits campus, meets with School of Education faculty and students
Tony Award-winning actor and UW–Madison alumnus André De Shields paid a visit to his alma mater on his “day off” last Monday, to see the new exhibit that honors him at Alumni Park. De Shields, …
Event will reckon with university’s history of eugenics
The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion will host a free event on Nov. 3 with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with UW–Madison’s history of eugenics.
UW sophomore wins inaugural Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award
Babayosimi (Simi) Fadiran, a microbiology major in his second year, is the 2022 recipient of the award, which supports students from underrepresented groups pursuing studies in brewing or fermentation sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
‘Uncut Attire’ exhibit showcases Indigenous textile fashions and techniques
Uncut highlights the ways in which these cultures create a system of fashion, not around the changes of silhouette and hemlines but rather through the subtle differences in woven designs.
Madison Hmong New Year coming Nov. 5 & 6 to Alliant Energy Center
The free event Nov. 5 & 6 will include singing, dancing, pageantry and a talent show, as well as family activities, including a play area, games and prizes.
School of Social Work honors Ada Deer with Distinguished Alumni Award
The Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work Board of Visitors unanimously selected Ada Deer, BSW ’57, as this year’s recipient of the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award at their meeting over homecoming last week in Madison. …
Online offering from MSAN Network explores topics such as implicit bias, race, power
Its signature annual event for high school students — the MSAN Intersectional Social Justice Collaborative (ISJC) to develop leaders equipped to end racial disparities in academic achievement and opportunity in their own schools — is …
UW researcher working to shed light on the disability community’s experience during pandemic
A study found people with intellectual disabilities are almost six times more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population. The study also pointed out the pandemic placed devastating limits on disabled individuals’ ability to receive necessary health care and support.
‘I want to be someone my community looks up to’: UW senior Hezouwe Walada featured on Black Oxygen podcast
Hezouwe Walada talks about moving from experiencing homelessness when he first arrived in Madison to how Madison College and UW-Madison’s Odyssey program help him not give up his dreams of becoming a physician.
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center to host Trans Community Day + Film Night
The free all-day event Monday is open to all LGBTQ+ community members and allies who want to affirm and celebrate trans lives.