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.
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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.
GSCC to host name and gender change webinar
The UW–Madison Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) will host a webinar on Dec. 8 featuring a staff attorney from Legal Action of Wisconsin to go over the process for changing a person’s legal name and gender markers in Wisconsin.
UW doctoral candidate Quanda Johnson explores Black beingness in new art exhibit
“Trauerspiel: Subject into Nonbeing” is Johnson’s new art exhibit at the School of Education Art Gallery, which interrogates three means of Black trauma: the white gaze, mob or vigilante violence, and violence within some “safe” Black spaces, such as the home.
From scholar to advisor, alum Anisa Yudawanti shares impact of Morgridge and PEOPLE program
Anisa Yudawanti, who graduated in 2019, started working as an advisor with the UW–Madison PEOPLE program this fall. Her roots as an advisor stretch back to her time at the Morgridge Center.
New Pan Asian Veterinary Medicine Scholarship aims to increase and support diversity in veterinary medicine
The $1,000 scholarhip recognizes one recipient annually who represents “strong interest and commitment to veterinary medicine,” he says. Preference is given to applicants who are members of the Association of Asian Veterinary Medical Professionals (AAVMP) of UW–Madison and demonstrate commitment to or interest in one or more Pan-Asian countries and cultures.
UW–Madison initiative fills gaps in learning about Indigenous cultures
The class is part of the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology’s “EcoWell” initiative. The initiative provides grants and awards for research projects, conference fees to support Indigenous students and staff, and opportunities to collaborate with other departments.
Partnership benefits Native children and families and provides a memorable learning experience for students
HASA student group to host campus Hmong New Year celebration
Come and join HASA and celebrate together the festivities of Hmong culture and history as the new year arrives.
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors lives lost
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually on Nov. 20. It is a day to mourn, honor, and remember the transgender people who were murdered because of their gender identity or expression.
Staff survey shows employee satisfaction, with opportunities for improvement
Seventy-seven percent of University of Wisconsin–Madison staff feel “very often” or “extremely often” welcomed in their workplace, according to a staff climate survey.
Photos: Students braid corn in Oneida tradition
Students were taught how to braid corn in the traditional Oneida way during an event presented by Wunk Sheek, a UW–Madison Native American student organization, and held at the Indigenous Student Center on Nov. 14. …
‘Getting our students to graduation is showing that love’: Marla Delgado-Guerrero takes reins of UW Posse program
Dr. Marla Delgado-Guerrero describes herself as a product of mentorship, and with her new role as the head of the UW-Madison Posse program, she aims to allow more students to have access to the support that she did.
LaVar Charleston: Welcome to the 2022 Diversity Forum
UW–Madison Chief Diversity Officer Dr. LaVar J. Charleston welcomes attendees to the hybrid 2022 Diversity Forum on Nov. 14 & 15.
Navigating College without a Map: First-Generation Students’ Hurdles to Success
Being a first-generation student is an identity that can have many interpretations. The formal definition of a first-generation college student is a student whose parents did not complete a four-year college degree. According to 2020 …
Anjalé Welton named Rupple-Bascom Professor
Welton focuses much of her work on how educational leaders talk about and address race and racism in their school communities. She is also committed to providing professional development for educational leaders on issues of race and equity.
Award-winning NPR ‘Throughline’ podcasters to be featured at Diversity Forum
Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei, co-hosts and producers of NPR’s Peabody Award-winning podcast “Throughline,” will serve as UW–Madison’s fall Journalists in Residence Nov. 14-16.
Photos: Ho-Chunk structure on campus promotes awareness of Indigenous land history
About two dozen campus volunteers assisted Bill Quackenbush, tribal historic preservation officer for the Ho-Chunk Nation, in constructing a Ho-Chunk housing structure Thursday on the North Lawn of Dejope Residence Hall on the University of …
An Evening with Lyla June: The Power of Indigenous Knowledge in an Age of Neocolonialism
Join the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series committee alongside Lyla June, an internationally recognized poet, human ecologist, musician and community organizer.
Inspired by Ho-Chunk heritage, UW art professor Tom Jones uses artistry to focus on Indigenous imagery and identity
Tom Jones ’88, a UW professor and artist, moved around a lot as a child. He started out in North Carolina where his father, a photographer and painter, worked as a regional manager for Kodak. …