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Meet Barni Shiferaw: Student speaker for spring commencement
Barni Shiferaw was running down Bascom Hill in just his underwear the other day when the thought occurred to him: This is yet another memorable experience I could not have had anywhere else. Shiferaw counts …
Bucky’s Tuition Promise has transformed student lives — and campus itself
Four years ago, UW–Madison announced a free-tuition initiative so straightforward that it required just two things for students to qualify: live in Wisconsin and come from a household in the state’s lower half for income. No small print. No strings attached.
Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race
Faisal Abdu’Allah’s most recent work is a 7-foot limestone statue of himself that he designed and was created using a robotic tool and the skills of a master carver.
Students Jessica Lindall and Juliet Chang receive Asian American Studies’ Amy Ling Yellow Light Award
In honor of the memory and legacy of our beloved founding director, Professor Amy Ling, the Program in Asian American Studies is proud to announce the Amy Ling Yellow Light Award Creative Endeavor to two …
Wisconsin Partnership Program grants to provide up to $3M for health equity initiatives
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has released its 2022 Community Impact Grants Program Request for Partnerships. Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program advances …
Wisconsin Alumni Association to host REDTalk with Montee Ball
Montee Ball will be back on campus on Thursday, April 28, for a REDTalk hosted by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association and Wisconsin Alumni Student Board.
Professor Monica White awarded prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
She will use the $200,000 award to complete her second book, “We Stayed: Agriculture, Activism, and the Southern Black Rural Families Who Fought to Keep the Land.”
Registration open for day-long professional development event for BIPOC agriculture students
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will host a day of professional development and community building programming on Friday, April 29th.
New student-led Multicultural Center in Wisconsin School of Business builds community
The Wisconsin School of Business has launched a new Multicultural Center—encompassing two spaces in Grainger Hall designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the school.
First Wave alumna, writer, performer Ajanae Dawkins to lead public programs, teach workshops, and visit schools across Greater Cincinnati
The Taft Museum of Art and the Robert S. Duncanson Society welcomes writer, performer, and educator Ajanae Dawkins, as the 2022 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence April 10–23. Dawkins has performed, and has been featured, at venues across the country including opening for the United …
Watch: UW junior Dawry Ruiz learns he won the Truman Scholarship
UW–Madison junior Dawry Ruiz was surprised by university leadership last week with the news that he had been awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship.
Experiences in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation in the UW–Madison Archives
Friends of UW–Madison Libraries will host a virtual event on how marginalized communities are — or are not — included in historical archives. Panelists uniquely qualified to discuss the question will participate in “Archival Reflections: Can You See Yourself?” April 20 at 6 p.m. on YouTube. Registration not required.
Ho-Chunk graduate students elevate Native voices in their studies
Four Ho-Chunk graduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are working to elevate the voices and experiences of Native American people, and to make academic and cultural spaces more accessible and beneficial to the Ho-Chunk community.
Join the Virtual Symposium ‘A Conversation on Disability Rights’
Don’t miss “A Conversation on Disability Rights” presented by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health as part of the Hot Topics in Public Health Symposium. The event will take place virtually on Thursday, …
Celebrating APIDA Heritage Month with courage and community
UW–Madison dedicates the month of April to celebrating and uplifting the identities, histories, and cultures of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American students, faculty, and staff on our campus and across the world.
UW–Madison’s CIRTL releases new casebook promoting inclusive teaching
In an effort to advance the values of equity and diversity in real-world situations, the UW–Madison-based Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) released the new instructional resource, “Ethical Dilemmas in the College Classroom: …
‘How the Word is Passed’ chosen as UW–Madison’s 2021-22 Go Big Read book
Clint Smith’s “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” illustrates how some of our country’s most essential stories are hidden in plain view and how much we can …
Decolonizing Development Studies and Participant Conversation
Register now to attend the Morgridge Center’s Bagels and Research event on April 7th from 9-10am. The event will be hosted virtually and will feature Pearly Wong, department of Anthropology. Decolonizing Development Studies and Participant Conversation …
Data equity and why it is important to Southeast Asian Americans
KaYing Yang will share her journey through a three-decade long career in public policy and community service for Southeast and Asian Americans on Friday, April 8, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CST., in the …