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News and Updates
Blank’s Slate: Renewing Our Commitments
Welcome to 2020. The beginning of a new year offers an opportunity to create new resolutions and renew commitments we’ve made in the past. Last fall, a teachable moment around the student-produced Homecoming video reminded …
January 9, 2020SUPPORT FOR DREAMERS AS SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS BEGIN
From the Office of Chancellor Rebecca Blank: Today, the Supreme Court begins its oral arguments about the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. I want to restate my strong opposition to …
November 12, 2019Chief’s Corner
UW-Madison Police Department Chief Kristen Roman shares her thoughts and views on various police-related topics — covering topics that are relevant here on campus and across the country. Have feedback or care to comment? Send …
November 11, 2019BE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND KIND THIS HALLOWEEN
– University of Wisconsin-Madison. Halloween is a holiday well celebrated on UW-Madison’s campus. It will be a busy weekend: Students may choose to take part in Halloween festivities across campus (and possibly attend Freakfest), or spend …
October 25, 2019
Opinion — Like clockwork: racial erasure hinders students’ of color experiences
Image By: Max Homstad By Sam Jones and Kavitha Babu | October 10, 2019 7:00 am Diversity has become a phenomenon where institutions feel the need to advertise and, at times, even glorify their members …
October 14, 2019
Voting on UW-Madison campus up in 2018
September 24, 2019 By Mike Klein The University of Wisconsin–Madison today reported that student voting on campus was up in last year’s election, increasing to 52.9 percent in 2018 from a rate of 35.6 percent …
September 24, 2019ASM Equity & Inclusion Committee frames goals to improve training inclusiveness
In its second meeting of the academic year, the Associated Students of Madison’s Equity & Inclusion Committee set goals for the semester, mainly focusing on improving the inclusivity of trainings on campus. The majority of …
September 23, 2019UPDATED: Blank urges climate change protestors to protest respectfully
Friday morning, two protestors at the corner of Park Street and University Avenue wore nooses to raise awareness for climate change. The University of Wisconsin Police Department, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, …
September 9, 2019From binge drinking to blacking out, the disturbing epidemic putting America’s kids in danger
On America’s college campuses, there are epidemics we talk about and those we don’t. There’s sexual assault. There are fraternity hazing deaths. And in both cases, the attention of the nation usually turns to these …
September 6, 2019UW-Madison tackles sexual assault, hazing, alcohol, racial climate in review of Greek life
While some universities across the country have banned or suspended all fraternities and sororities on their campuses, UW-Madison is looking to strengthen its relationship with Greek life. UW-Madison hired a team of national experts to review the university’s ties to its Greek …
September 3, 2019- More campus climate news and updates
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Campus Events
- January
- January 28Book talk with Bianca BaldridgeReclaiming Community12:00 PM, The Wisconsin Idea Room, 159, Education Building
- January 28
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- January 30Writing Center WorkshopsOn the Academic Job Market: Writing Diversity Statements for Academic Jobs (sec 1)3:30 PM, 6176 Helen C. White Hall
- February
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