UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author of a new paper published in the Teachers College Record that examines Black male graduate students’ advising experiences in engineering — with the researchers theorizing that more caring relationships could assist students in earning their degree.
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Posse Foundation honors Chancellor Rebecca Blank as 2021 ‘Posse Star’
Each year, The Posse Foundation identifies honorees who exhibit leadership, who make a significant contribution in the field of education, and who positively affect people’s lives. They are leaders in their respective fields, presidents and …
UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty named national research center
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the nation’s longest-standing center for poverty research, has been awarded a five-year, $10.6 million cooperative agreement to serve as the National Research Center …
University Police, Mental Health Services adopt ‘co-responder model’ to help students in crisis
Beginning Oct. 4, there will be an additional resource responding with university police to 911 calls on campus about students experiencing a mental health crisis: Two trained mental health professionals from University Health Services (UHS). …
Curly Velasquez to provide Latinx Heritage Month keynote on Oct. 8
The actor, content creator and artist who celebrates all things Latinx and beautiful will provide the UW–Madison Latinx Heritage Month keynote address on Oct. 8.
UW–Madison welcomes largest, most diverse incoming class in university’s history
The university enrolled 8,465 first-year students this year, of whom 1,251 are underrepresented students of color, up from 989 last year.
UW Women+ In IT to host conversation on gender allyship on Oct. 20
As our UW–Madison community continues to learn and grow, we acknowledge that there are multiple intersections in the way that inclusivity and equity relate to each other. Often described as intersectionality, you are invited to …
‘As women rise, so does the nation’ – Guest lecture by president of Afghan Institute of Learning coming Oct. 12
This year’s J. Jobe and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Lecture will bring to campus a trailblazer in promoting education and opportunity for the Afghan people. Sakena Yacoobi, president and executive director of the Afghan Institute of …
Sami Schalk nominated for UW System’s Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
The UW System’s Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award was created in 1994 to honor women of color from around the state for their leadership in making significant and lasting contributions to their campuses, …
Chancellor Rebecca Blank to be honored by Posse Foundation at annual gala
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will be honored as a “Posse Star” — a leader in education — at The Posse Foundation’s annual gala tonight, Sept. 29 in New York City.
Meet the Indigenous student org improving First Nations’ representation in STEM
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society provides mentorship, support, opportunities to Indigenous students in STEM fields
New ‘Artivism’ program provides financial support for student projects intersecting art and activism
The program was developed in response to students’ desires to use politically engaged art to bring about a more equitable world.
Native Community Welcome coming Sept. 27 in Gordon Commons
The Native Community Welcome will be held on Monday, September 27, at 6 p.m. CDT in the Gordon Dining and Event Center. Join us for indigenous food, community, and information about available resources on campus. …
Virtual event: Studying Abroad as a Student of Color
Celebrate Study Abroad Week by engaging virtually with a panel of study abroad alumni who will discuss their experiences studying and interning abroad as students of color.
Four prominent Ho-Chunk alumni to address campus on significance of treaties
The panel discussion, featuring four alumni of the UW Law School who are experts on treaty issues, will be the marquee event for Treaty Day 2021, an annual campus commemoration.
Chancellor Blank: The University of Wisconsin, Race and History
In a NY Times letter to the editor, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, the Wisconsin Black Student Union, and the Union Council respond to two essays about the university by John McWhorter.
New André De Shields Fund will support historically underrepresented artists at UW–Madison
The fund will support artistic projects and performances created, performed, designed, or produced by Black, Indigenous and people of color and other people who are historically underrepresented on stages and in audiences.
Chancellor Blank: What a rock has to do with racism
Chancellor Rebecca Blank writes about the decision to remove the Chamberlin Rock from UW–Madison’s main campus.
An Archaeology Led by Strawberries: Reclaiming, Storywork, & Indigenous Wellbeing
The Archaeology Brown Bag Series of the Department of Anthropology and the American Indian Studies program present: “An Archaeology Led by Strawberries: Reclaiming, Storywork, & Indigenous Wellbeing” featuring Dr. Sonya Atalay of the University of Massachusetts …