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UW professor discusses racial intricacies of U.S., campus histories
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara spoke to approximately 60 students about the historical aspects of race in the U.S. and how this history plays a role in UW-Madison students’ day-to-day life.
Are you planning to graduate this semester? Do you have questions about commencement?
Here are the details you need to prepare for Spring Commencement. Commencement for Doctoral, MFA, and Medical Professional degree candidates will be held on Friday, May 11, 2018, in the Kohl Center. Graduates need to …
UW-Madison Creative Writing Fellow Wins National Poetry Award
Tiana Clark, a poetry fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute of Creative Writing, is the 2017 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. The University of Pittsburgh Press awarded the honor in recognition of her collection I Can’t Talk about …
UW-Madison celebrates Peace Corps’ 57th year with week of festivities
Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad. Image By: Jessie Gallimore By Gianina Dinon | The Daily …
How Does Religion Impact the Student Experience?
The Interfaith Scholars of the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry, together with the Muslim Student Association, the Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics, and UW-Hillel, invite you and your students on Saturday, March 3rd, 7:00 to …
UW Press book inspires national framework for teaching about slavery
A framework for teaching middle school and high school students about slavery, developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and launched Feb. 1, was inspired by and based on a book published by the University …
Candidates wanted for DDEEA SPECIAL ASSISTANT/CHIEF OF STAFF at UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently ranked among the top ten public #colleges in the nation by US News and World Report, is looking for a Special Assistant/Chief of Staff for the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer …
Brushed aside: Students, faculty struggle to define what ethnic studies mean at UW
In the classroom, minority students grapple with requirement clearly designed for white majority
Reminder: American Indian Studies Job Talk & Lunch Thursday
Please join us this Thursday to meet another candidate for the joint faculty position with American Indian Studies and Civil Society and Community Research. Thursday, February 22: Professor Brian McInnes Job Talk: 10 am – 11:00 …
PBS Documentary Features Latinx American Activist Dolores Huerta: Local Screening on March 8
About the Film One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight …
Listening Session on Campus Civility, Hate and Bias on Friday, February 23
As you know, incidents of hate, bullying and other forms of harassment have proliferated on college campuses in recent years. Where once colleges and universities were an enclave of safety and learning, some institutions have …
Apply now for the 2018 Undergraduate Symposium
Please help us to encourage students to apply to and participate in the 2018 Undergraduate Symposium. Students have until Thursday, March 1, to apply. This is an annual event that showcases undergraduate research, creativity, and achievement in …
Gender & Power @ Work: How Blind Spots Shape Our Cultures
Please join us for lunch and a panel discussion on: Gender & Power @ Work How Blind Spots Shape Our Cultures Monday, February 19 (12:30p-1:30p) in Plenary Room Panelists: Chris Dakes, Director of Educational Innovations …
Faculty-student interaction is a helpful but underused resource at UW-Madison, poll shows
Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce Half-Day Conference
The UW-Madison School of Nursing is hosting a free half-day conference on Wednesday, February 7, designed to transfer best practices and spark new ideas about the value of diversity and inclusion in the delivery of …
Health Sciences offers Equity and Diversity Lunch&Learn Series
Sixth Annual Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Day
We are pleased to invite you to join us for the Sixth Annual Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Day! This free event will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. …
Join us for Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce half-day conference
The UW-Madison School of Nursing is hosting a free half-day conference on Wednesday, February 7, designed to transfer best practices and spark new ideas about the value of diversity and inclusion in the delivery of …