Nearly 250 participants attended a two-part Leadership In the New Economy (LINE) event in October, where alumni and community leaders come to meet and mentor Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) scholars through …
News & Announcements
Gail Ford chosen to be new PEOPLE director
Gail Ford, pictured far right above, has been named Director of the Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) to launch the next chapter of the program’s 20-year history. Ford is a longtime PEOPLE …
Annual reception celebrates growing faculty of color
The University of Wisconsin-Madison annual fall Faculty of Color Reception this year welcomed more than 60 newly-hired faculty of color to the campus and recognized more than two dozen others who were promoted at assistant …
REGENTS DIVERSITY AWARDS 2020 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
REGENTS DIVERSITY AWARDS 2020 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Due Tuesday, October 29, 2019) We are pleased to request nominations of UW-Madison faculty, staff, departments, or units for the UW System’s 2020 Regents Diversity Awards. Please feel free …
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 …
Morgridge Center to hold Wisconsin Idea Fellowships Information Sessions
The Morgridge Center for Public Service will be hosting Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) information sessions on October 22 and 28. WIF is an exciting funding opportunity for undergraduate students working with community partners to solve problems. WIF …
Hofacker named director of UW–Madison’s Posse scholarship program
Emilie Hofacker’s memento-filled office at UW–Madison reveals a couple of important things about her: She’s been a Badger for a while, and she’s deeply committed to student success. Many of the items on her shelves …
Coming home: First Wave’s new director was transformed by the program as a student
Sofía Snow, a member of the 2007 inaugural cohort of UW–Madison’s groundbreaking First Wave hip-hop scholarship program, is returning to campus to lead the program she says changed her life. Snow will begin Oct. 15 …
9th Annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon Celebration
La Movida Radio will host the 9th Annual Hispanic Heritage Friday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Dr. Registration starts at 11 a.m., the program/lunch starts …
Latino Art Fair – Art Heals
Latino Art Fair – Art Heals will take place Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St. Art in all its forms has the power to heal, empower, share stories, …
Join us for Multicultural Homecoming events this week
Laboratory of Genetics Fall Colloquium Series 2019 featuring Katrina Claw on October 9th
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 …
ASM 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 …
UW SOUTH MADISON PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Join us Thursday, September 12th, 2019 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Village on Park (2312 S. Park Street) for the Second Annual UW South Madison Partnership Community Celebration. The event features a community cookout …
Lunch & Learn with Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez
At this Lunch & Learn, musicians Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez will offer an overview of the arts in social justice work, grounded in cultural solidarity. The artists will also give a short performance, and …
INDIGENUITY & TEEJOP: A DISCUSSION WITH SAMANTHA SKENANDORE
Join us to discuss the history of Teejop, learn about and acknowledge the sacred land that UW-Madison is established on. The one-hour conversation/lecture is open and FREE to both students and the public, and will …
UPDATED: 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, …
Welcome Back … a Few News Items You Might Have Missed
I had the opportunity to stop by a few residence halls last week and chat with student staff, and students and parents as they were moving into University Housing. It’s something I like to do …
From 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 …