Each summer, UW-Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) teams up with Urban Word NYC to offer educators and community leaders a weeklong program to learn the best practices in hip hop and spoken …
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Exit Interview: University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman
For nearly a decade, Sarah Van Orman has helped UW–Madison navigate some of the toughest issues around: high-risk drinking, sexual assault, student mental health and meningitis, not to mention the occasional outbreak of norovirus. The …
First cohort of Native students graduate from UW-Madison pipeline
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student — an acceptance letter to Hamline University in St. Paul, …
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2017 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF COLOR AWARDS
Nominations for the 2017 Outstanding Women of Color Awards are now welcome. The UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW-Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and in …
Call for Nominations: 2017 Outstanding Women of Color Awards
Nominations for the 2017 Outstanding Women of Color Awards are now welcome. The UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW-Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and in …
Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer Program seeks lead graduate intern for 2017-2018
The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) is looking for Interns. The DDEEA’s internship program aims to provide students with experience in diversity work at a public institution and give students tools to …
SERF closing in mid-August, to be demolished in October
The inevitable closure of the Southeast Recreational Facility—commonly known as the SERF—is quickly approaching. The UW-Madison Division of Recreational Sports announced Friday that the popular facility will officially close Aug. 18.In a statement to rec …
$1M GRANT TO BOOST ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION
https://diversity.wisc.edu/1m-grant-to-boost-engineering-education-at-college-of-menominee-nation/
UW-MADISON DOCTORAL CANDIDATES SELECTED AS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS
https://diversity.wisc.edu/uw-madison-doctoral-candidates-selected-as-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health-policy-research-scholars/
Mandela Washington Fellows to arrive June 16
In mid-June, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome 25 young African leaders to campus, representing 20 countries and diverse professional fields including health care, law, journalism, human rights and public administration. The African Studies Program …
UW-Madison doctoral candidates selected as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars
Although their specific research agendas differ, Regina Fuller (Educational Policy Studies), Amy Jones (Sociology), and Josefina Flores Morales (Sociology) share a commitment to doing scholarship that impacts health and well-being for communities across the globe. …
$1M grant to boost engineering education at College of Menominee Nation
(Above) The National Science Foundation grant supported an event that brought John Herrington, the first enrolled Native American (Chickasaw) to fly in space, to the College of Menominee Nation and UW–Madison over a three-day visit. …
UW System announces members of new Diversity Council
The members include UW Law School Associate Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes. “The council’s connections to our communities will be key in helping our state prepare for an increasingly global world that values diversity and inclusion in …
College Library director reflects on impact of student protest
When hundreds of students entered College Library in December 2014 for a silent die-in protest, it not only brought the Black Lives Matter movement to the University of Wisconsin campus, it also informed an emerging …
June 11 Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C.
The “Equality March for Unity & Pride” is a grassroots movement which will mobilize the diverse LGBTQ+ communities to peacefully and clearly address concerns about the current political landscapes and how it is contributing to …
Jerlando Jackson honored in video for service to My Brother’s Keeper
Jerlando Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who received his doctorate in education from Iowa State in 2000, was recently honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of …
Outstanding Women of Color Honorees List
Honors List of UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color 2019 Desiree Bates, Computational Chemistry Leader, Chemistry, College of Letters & Science Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, UW Health Chief Diversity Officer, Madison District 5 City Alder Gina Green-Harris, Director, …
First cohort of Native students to graduate from UW-Madison college pipeline program
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student. But the real prize, the acceptance letter to UW-Madison, his dream …
DeShawn McKinney wins Marshall Scholarship
Deshawn McKinney is a man with a plan. Kind of. “My path in college has just been letting the wind carry me wherever it does and I’ll land somewhere,” says the UW-Madison senior majoring in …
Outstanding DDEEA Alumni Achievement News
Dr. Kaylene Fiala, (Chancellor’s Scholar ’15) and (M.D. ’17 UWSMPH) will begin residency in Child Neurology at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., this summer. Dr. Matt Murphy, (Powers-Knapp Scholar ’12) and …