This current time of pandemics and protests is a visceral and constant reminder that the racial and economic legacies of slavery were not only unresolved but continue to determine the course of our daily lives. …
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‘We’re all living hip hop’: UW’s Langston Wilkins explores Hip Hop as assistant professor of folklore and African American Studies
Music’s inclusion in education and higher learning has a long history and spans across places, peoples, and time. One genre of music over the last few decades has seemed to capture mainstream attention and is …
Oneida Nation promoting food sovereignty among Indigenous communities
The Oneida Nation is developing a model of programming that promotes traditional food ways, agriculture, and cultural identity among Indigenous communities as a comprehensive approach to reducing health disparities and improving health and health care. …
Register for the Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference
The 2023 theme for the Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference is Centering Disability Justice.
LaVar Charleston talks about UW’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts with WPR’s Larry Meiller
Dr. LaVar J. Charleston spoke with WPR’s Larry Meiller about his job and efforts to promote equity and social justice on campus and the university’s scholarship and service programs designed to increase diversity and foster equity.
Power couple works to improve climate for marginalized students
Together, Dr. Sherri Charleston and Dr. LaVar J. Charleston work to make organizational, leadership, and cultural changes that transform higher education into a welcoming space for marginalized populations. They collaborate on projects that improve access …
Meet UW alum Marcella Ng, the first Black woman aviator in the US military
Marcella Hayes Ng (’78) became the first Black woman aviator in the military when she completed Army flight training in 1979 and qualified as a helicopter pilot.
UW Hillel offers Jewish students Hanukkah respite during final exams
From braiding challah to nightly lightings of the candles of the menorah, the UW Hillel aims to help Jewish students feel more at home as they celebrate the eight-day Festival of Lights during final exams.
Repatriating the Ancestors: Anthropologists work with tribes to return remains of ancestors and sacred objects
Burial mounds created by Native people can be found throughout Wisconsin. Rolling softly along high points in the landscape and often shaded by ancient bur oak trees, intact burial mounds contain both ancestral remains and …
PhD candidate helps strengthen diversity and amplify international student voices
World-class education, cultural exposure and new experiences are all reasons students choose the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For PhD candidate Omar Dumdum, his reasoning wasn’t as simple as that. Rather than stay in a country facing …
Registration opens for Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference 2023
Abbey Thompson named assistant dean for diversity, inclusion and funding in the Graduate School
Abbey K. Thompson has been appointed Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Funding in the Graduate School beginning December 15. She has been serving as assistant dean in an interim capacity since May 2022. In …
Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium announces 2023 conference keynotes & plenaries
The 2023 consortium — Sustaining Hope: Feminisms, Freedom, and the Future — will be held April 13-15 as a virtual conference.
Posse program alum Jasmia Hamilton launches consulting firm, focuses on inclusion
“For me, DEI isn’t the target—it’s the pathway to justice.”
Information for students seeking answers about plans for the Indigenous Student Center & Mecha house
Levy Hall construction will not involve demolishing either the Mecha house or Indigenous Student Center.
Enrollment open for The Discussion Project virtual spring course
Enrollment is open for the Discussion Project Virtual’s spring course, which begins Jan. 27. The course offers instructors resources and strategies to help them foster meaningful class discussion in an online setting. All university instructors …
UW’s Baron Kelly wins award for excellence in undergraduate training in acting
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA).
Aaron Bird Bear, set to retire, changed the way we understand campus
Shortly after arriving at UW–Madison as a new staff member in 2000, Aaron Bird Bear identified a problem — one, he says, that shocked him. “Aside from the American Indian Studies Program, there was hardly …
What’s in a Name? Charles Van Hise and the history of eugenics at UW–Madison
The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (CDAI) held a discussion with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with the history of eugenics support at UW–madison on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Union South.
How Community TIES program builds support networks for people with disabilities
Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) opened in 1986 as a branch of the Waisman Center with the mission to address the behavioral, psychological, and emotional needs of individuals with disabilities using therapeutic approaches that assure continued participation in supported society.