Karla Foster of the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement is taking on an additional role with the Multicultural Student Center in preparation for the opening of a Black Cultural Center on campus. Foster …
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Black UW-Madison Alumni Recommend Improvements To Campus Diversity
Inclusion Group Working With Administration In Hopes Of Institutionalizing Change A group of hundreds of African-American alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison called The Collective are collaborating with the university to improve diversity and inclusion …
UW Athletics Announces New Policy For Fan Behavior
The University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics has adjusted policies related to the expectations placed upon attendees of its home athletic events. The new standards, part of an ongoing review of fan behavior, carry-in and …
Trans Monologues & Gender Spectrum Open Mic
Come join the LGBT Campus Center and the entire Madison community on Nov. 18th at the Bartell Theatre for this annual night of honest expression about the joys and trials of being anywhere on or …
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ACADEMIC STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The 26th year of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Excellence Awards is underway, with a deadline of Jan. 13 for nominations. Nine winners in seven categories will be named in March and honored at an awards ceremony …
The Light of Empowerment Dating Violence Workshop
Join CUS, PAVE, UHS EVOC, and DAIS, as they come together an get real about Dating Violence and its impacts on individuals and their communities. They will have a special guest and survivor Alexia Dailey who …
Behind Bars: A Discussion on Mass Incarceration
With this political climate and depending on the outcome of this year’s elections, we are going to be having a discussion on a topic that has been an issue in America for quite some time. …
Special Concert to Benefit Standing Rock
A very special benefit concert in support of Standing Rock✊🏽 At Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells on November 20th. With a special performance by Grammy nominated R&B singer Elle Varner! Those who aren’t able to make …
Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student, Faculty & Staff Mixer
You Are Invited! Nov 16: Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student Mixer Kindly RSVP via this link
Vice Provost Sims: UW is committed to making campus welcoming for all
A lot has happened between the Oct. 29 Wisconsin Badgers home football game against Nebraska and the team’s huge win during this past homecoming weekend. As a campus community, we’ve had to contend with the …
Social Justice Speaker Series: Artist Matika Wilbur
Join us for our second talk in the MSC Social Justice Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Room L140, on the lower level of the Chazen Museum. The guest speaker will …
Wisconsin MBA ignites alumna’s path to global leadership
Education and experience helped define Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper’s destiny. So did a whole bunch of letters that came to her childhood home trimmed in red, white, and blue. Source: Diversity News
Wisconsin MBA ignites alumna’s path to global leadership
Education and experience helped define Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper’s destiny. So did a whole bunch of letters that came to her childhood home trimmed in red, white, and blue. Stallworth had uncles in the U.S. Navy, and …
CAE celebrates 50 years of support for underrepresented students
For 50 years, the Center for Academic Excellence and its predecessors have worked to ensure that obstacles don’t become permanent road blocks on students’ paths to success. The program guides first-generation students, low-income students and …
A post-election message from Chancellor Blank
I stayed up late last night to watch the outcome of the presidential election, as I suspect many of you did. As in every election, there were winners and losers. But regardless of your political …
First American Indian Astronaut to visit UW
Houston we have Liftoff !! In November of 2002, Astronaut Dr. John Herrington boarded space shuttle Endeavour bound for the International Space Station. This would not be his last mission. Dr. John Herrington will be embarking on his …
Homecoming: 50th Anniversary of CAE’s First Scholars & the Legacy of the Five-Year Program
The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) celebrates 50 years of strong support for UW’s underrepresented students. Since 1966, the Center for Academic Excellence and its predecessor programs have helped set students on paths to success. …
UW-Madison Celebrates Native November
The University of Wisconsin-Madison under the organization of Wunk Sheek and other partners will be celebrating Native November throughout the month. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.* See the full …
First-gen college graduate paved way for many more
Roberto G. Sánchez, a son of Mexican immigrants and the first in his family to graduate from college, went on to create opportunities for many other students through his work as a UW-Madison professor and his …
Summit seeks to recruit more American Indian nurses
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing is hosting a one-day Native Nations Nursing Summit on Nov. 4 as part of an ongoing effort to increase the number of nurses from American Indian communities. The …