*Indicates Recipient is a First Wave Scholar The Program in Creative Writing at UW-Madison is pleased to announce this year’s undergraduate and graduate scholarship prize recipients. We wish we could be with all of you …
News & Announcements
Digital Recognition Program to Celebrate DDEEA 2020 Graduates
Class of 2020 graduates from programs in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) will celebrate with a multimedia web program recognizing their degrees and accomplishments due to the COVID-19 closing of the …
Seniors to make most of online commencement, celebrating at home
Many UW–Madison graduates-to-be plan to celebrate their commencement from the comfort of their own homes, as the live ceremony has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual commencement video will be released at …
UW professors rethink final exams, mark bittersweet end of year
To most fairly assess a semester that has been far from normal, professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking liberties with final exams and projects. Approaching the standard finals week, which runs from May …
CATCHING UP WITH ALUMNI ON WAA VIDEO CHAT
I was pleased for the opportunity Tuesday night to connect with hundreds of alumni on a livestream sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The alums had great questions, and I enjoyed the conversation with UW …
UW–Madison Posse Student Named Newman Civic Fellow ‘20
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce Shehrose Charania as its 2020 Newman Civic Fellow. Charania joins 290 community-committed students representing Campus Compact member colleges and universities from 39 states, Washington, D.C., Mexico and Greece. Newman …
First Wave Hosts Month-Long Video Poetry Festival
Stages are dark, but UW-Madison’s First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts program is bringing poets from across the country together to celebrate National Poetry Month on the virtual stage. Everyday, more than 25 poets …
Updates from Spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency
Although public events are canceled or postponed, the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency with Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, co-founders of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective, lives on! We continue building on connections made throughout the semester. The ARTIVISM course has shifted to …
UW medical students celebrate virtual Match Day before starting residency in COVID-19 era
The years of studying and sleepless nights for the 2020 class of UW-Madison medical students culminated in a sanitizer-slathered celebration through computer screens. Match Day is considered more of a milestone for medical students than …
Register today for the 2020 Global Health Symposium
Dear campus colleagues, This year, the Global Health Institute is collaborating with the Native American Center for Health Professions to bring communities together for the 2020 Global Health Symposium: “Connecting Scientific Knowledge and Indigenous Wisdom.” …
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: Local Government Service-Learning Partnerships
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: Local Government Service-Learning Partnerships featuring David Redlawsk, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware March 9th, 3:30–5:00 pm, Morgridge Center, Red Gym Traditional service-learning projects match faculty …
Gov. Evers Appoints Héctor Colón to the UW Board of Regents
Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Héctor Colón to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. This appointment is effectively immediately, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Gerald Whitburn on Jan. 23, 2020. “The …
Outstanding Women of Color honored at UW-Madison
MADISON (WKOW) — Thursday was a night for celebrating accomplishments at UW-Madison. UW held its 12th annual reception honoring Outstanding Women of Color. More than 50 women were nominated and seven recognized for their work …
BADGRS Fosters Supportive Community Through Student-led Discussions
Graduate students are six times more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety, according to a 2018 study published in Nature Biotechnology. At UW–Madison, a new student group has developed a way to complement university resources …
American Indian Studies Colloquium: Research Through Indigenous Eyes
Hmong Institute plans statewide speaker series to mark 45th anniversary of diaspora
The year 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the Hmong Diaspora. Forty-five years ago the Hmong had to flee Laos because it was no longer safe for them. Forty-five years later, who are the Hmong? …
Provost’s Diversity Liaison Project is Pleased to Call for Applications
Program Description Led by the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer (VCPDO) and the Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff (VPFS), The Diversity Liaison Project (DLP) will provide a hands-on approach to offering more opportunities …
Graduate Students: Join Us for a Community Engagement Discussion on Ojibwe Language
2020 GLOBAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM EXPLORES MANY PATHS TOWARD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
With its 16th annual Global Health Symposium, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute invites indigenous scholars and community members to help explore the many ways to advance health across the world. They will join faculty, staff, clinicians …
Local leader honored as “Hometown Hero” for work with low-income community
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — State lawmakers recognized a local leader as a “Hometown Hero” for decades of giving opportunities to Madison’s low-income community. Carmen Porco received the “Hometown Hero” honor on Thursday. Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco …