Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Nikole Hannah-Jones presented the 2022 UW–Madison MLK Symposium for an in-person and virtual audience at the Memorial Union on Jan. 25.
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MLK Symposium: Seeing Martin Luther King Jr. for what he truly stood for
The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project did not mince words as she presented “the real Martin Luther King Jr.” and his teachings alongside social justice issues prominent today.
Tuesday Night Ojibwe Storytelling Series
In Ojibwe culture, winter is storytelling season. The Wisconsin Historical Society is celebrating by featuring Ojibwe storytellers in a four-part virtual series every Tuesday evening from Jan. 25 – Feb. 15, 2022. Learn more and …
Law School alum Lloyd Barbee’s pursuit of justice reemerges in a long-lost film, now found
Lloyd Barbee ’56 was just a few years out of law school and the president of the local NAACP branch when he and two friends hatched a plan to use hidden cameras to document and …
UW alum Andreal Davis leading 4th annual Black History Education Conference Feb. 18-19
After serving 26 years in a variety of roles for the Madison Metropolitan School District, Andreal Davis started working in 2012 for the Wisconsin Response to Intervention (Rtl) Center, where she became the culturally responsive …
Statement from Chancellor and Athletic Director on Anti-Asian Incident
We are reaching out today to condemn the offensive anti-Asian gestures made by a man in Badgers apparel at Tuesday’s men’s basketball game at Northwestern University and to share the actions being taken. Our events …
Badger hockey alum Abby Roque blazed her own path to Olympics debut
Next month, the 24-year-old Abby Roque will make her Olympic debut for the U.S. women’s national team. Roque will be the first Indigenous player on Team USA’s hockey roster and the team’s only BIPOC player. …
Meet Nia Trammell (’95, JD ’98), Dane County’s first Black female judge
School of Medicine and UW Health host ‘Trace the Line’ film screening and conversation
All SMPH and UW Health faculty, staff, employees, learners and alumni are invited to a virtual film screening and conversation of Alejandro Miranda Cruz’s film “Trace the Line.” This event is co-hosted by SMPH and …
Name pronunciation feature added to Canvas
UW–Madison students, faculty and instructional staff are now able to record and share their name pronunciations in Canvas through a new feature called NameCoach.
Nikole Hannah-Jones to headline MLK Symposium
The celebrated investigative journalist and historian will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the lens of her award-winning work investigating racial injustice and the consequences of slavery in American history.
Madison-area events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022
Find ways to get involved in your community and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with these MLK Day events in Dane County, Wisconsin.
UW fellow to explore pop culture portrayals of Jewish scrap dealers in museum lecture
Jewish scrap dealers have appeared in pop culture as both antisemitic stereotypes and more rounded, complex characters.
UW professor’s research prompts rethinking of ‘special needs’ euphemism for disabled children
Professor Morton Ann Gernsbacher found that “special needs” is an ineffective euphemism which seems to be morphing into a dysphemism – a term whose connotations are more negative than the ones it attempts to replace.
For Malaysian students at UW, apartment food stall offers a taste of home
From tomato rice to coconut rice, Nazrie and Nur Liyana have served up around 60 orders of food for those in the UW-Madison Malaysian community, providing them with tastes that remind them of their home …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings ranked No. 2 in national Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars across the nation “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.”
MLK Symposium – An Evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Join us for an evening of reflection on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project.
Fourteen Badgers recognized in list of Wisconsin’s most influential Black leaders for 2021
Congratulations to the 14 current and former UW–Madison students, faculty and staff who received this well-deserved recognition.
Louis Macias named first chief diversity officer for College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Louis Macias, currently the executive director of recruitment, diversity and inclusion at the UW Police Department (UWPD), will become the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’s first associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion after …
Leinenkugel and UW–Madison announce new award for underrepresented brewing students
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company announced today the launch of the Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award. The award will support students from underrepresented groups pursuing a degree in brewing or fermentation sciences at the …