Leslie Orrantia (right) is the director of community relations at the University of Wisconsin, a post she’s held since August. She has been on campus for four years, serving since 2012 in the School of …
News & Announcements
AKAdemics Phirst Study Table March 8
Come out this Wednesday at the Red Gym from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and study with the Epsilon Delta chapter members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Please don’t forget to bring school supplies …
LGBTCC SQUAD retreat 2017!
Looking for community connection and rejuvenation this semester? Want some spring break time with other LGBTQ+ students and allied folks? Join the LGBTCC for SQUAD 2017! Participants will practice resilience tools and dialogue across difference, …
Join the MSC for the final social justice speaker: Dior Vargas
The Multicultural Student Center will host “Dior Vargas: The Intersectionality of Mental Health” on Thursday, March 9, at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Elvejhem Rm L160. The event is free and open to …
Six Women To Be Honored as Outstanding Women of Color
Walking in our shoes as Women of Color: A photo tradition launched by the 2014 Outstanding Women of Color. (Photo @ Andy Manis) The six winners of the 2016 University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Women of …
Chancellor: After successful pilot, Our Wisconsin will launch more fully in the fall
Our Wisconsin is a program for incoming students that started last fall as an effort to build understanding and community on campus in the areas of culture, identity, diversity and inclusion. I am happy to …
Dedication ceremony inaugurates Black Cultural Center
A ceremony Tuesday celebrated the university’s new Black Cultural Center – “a place for people – not just black people, but the whole UW community – to learn about the vast contributions of black students …
Morgridge Center seeking proposals for community-based learning/research
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is accepting proposals to fund the development of new community-based learning/research courses or the addition of a community-based learning/research component to existing courses to be taught in Spring 2018 …
STATEMENT TO OUR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to live, work, and learn, free of bias, hate, and discrimination. Our transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender non-binary students, faculty, and staff add to the rich diversity …
Promoted, recently hired faculty of color honored at annual reception
Faculty of color at UW-Madison—a demographic that has increased 5 percent in the last 10 years—who got promoted or recently hired were honored Thursday during an annual reception in which top university administrators discussed diversity …
Statement to Our Transgender Community
We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to live, work, and learn, free of bias, hate, and discrimination. Our transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender non-binary students, faculty, and staff add to the rich diversity …
Queries Presented by PAVE, Sex Out Loud, and Ten Percent Society
PAVE, Sex Out Loud, and Ten Percent Society are teaming up to bring a series of educational workshops to the UW-Madison campus. The three part series will cover sex ed, relationships, and media representation. These …
Become an ‘Our Wisconsin’ Facilitator
Interested in being a facilitator for Our Wisconsin? Learn about becoming a Badger Way Facilitator! Go to the online application.
Register today for Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101
Hosted by UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center, the first part of Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101 will be held Monday, Feb. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The second part will be held Thursday, …
UW–Madison outlines policies on immigrant students, faculty and staff
In recent weeks, many around campus, and in the broader community, have expressed concerns about the future of undocumented or international students, staff, and faculty and their families. This includes those students who presently benefit …
Madison 365 Salutes 2 on Tuesday: Gail Ford
Detroit native Gail Ford is the assistant director of UW’s PEOPLE Program, which helps students of color get to and through the University of Wisconsin. She was also the keynote speaker at last year’s Black …
Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Internship Program due March 1
Applications for the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council Native American Student 2017 Internship Program, “Investing in the Future”, are due on March 1, 2017. The Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC) is advertising summer internship positions, headquartered …
TV personality Carmen De La Paz to keynote Latino Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala
The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County have announced that TV personality Carmen De La Paz will be the keynote speaker at their Annual Gala on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Madison Marriott Hotel. …
Black History Month Program: African Americans in Wisconsin
Please join us for a special Black History Month Program: African Americans in Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Urban League of Greater Madison, 2222 S. Park St. …
Please Join Us for the DIP Launch Party
RSVP Here: http://go.wisc.edu/2k8xbg When: Friday, February 17th, 12:30 –2:00 pm Where: Gordon Commons, Symphony Room REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED