Hemant Shah has served as director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism school since 2014, and has been a member of the faculty since 1990. His research focuses on the role of mass media in …
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Minnesota students at UW-Madison urged to get extra meningitis shots
Minnesota students attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison are being urged to get additional vaccinations for meningitis after a small but potentially dangerous campus outbreak this fall. The Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday that undergraduates …
“We Are Healers” – Meet Kala Cornelius
UW-Madison School of Nursing doctoral student Kala Cornelius is featured in a new video from We Are Healers, a digital media initiative featuring stories of American Indian health professionals.
Immigration and the Uncertainties of 2017: A Presentation and Discussion with Attorney Maryam Ghayyad
Join Maryam Ghayyad, an Immigration Attorney from Murphy Desmond Lawyers S.C., for a presentation and discussion on U.S. immigration system basics and potential immigration policy changes with the incoming presidential administration. Potential implications for undocumented students, DACA applicants, …
Blank links faculty retention issues, fall in research ranking to UW System budget cuts
In a Dec. 2 interview with The Badger Herald, Chancellor Rebecca Blank talks about increasing the number of in-state students, sexual assault, and diversity on campus. Story by MARGARET DUFFEY AND EMILY NEINFELDT. University of …
UW-Madison’s GEM fellows bring more diverse perspectives to STEM fields
The GEM consortium is a national network of universities and employers committed to achieving greater diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields by advancing the careers of talented graduate students from underrepresented …
Student leader McKinney wins Marshall Scholarship
Senior Deshawn McKinney of Milwaukee, a member of the PEOPLE and First Wave programs, has been named a winner of the Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award given to up to 40 scholars each year to study …
Androgynous role in “Morticians in Love”
Audition coming! StageQ is proud to support KRASS, one of our fellow participating theater companies at the Bartell Theatre, by announcing their upcoming auditions for Morticians in Love. Among other roles, KRASS is specifically seeking …
New ESL active learning lab expands learning possibilities for international students
It might be hard to imagine a journalism student, a future economist, a cancer researcher and an aspiring statistician in the same 16-person class in Helen C. White Hall. More than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate …
Fall 2016 PEOPLE Senior Send-Off
Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Meeta Mastani to lecture, present student textile and dance show
Nov. 30 — Hand-Crafted Entrepreneurship | 5:30 – 6:30 pm Meeta will discuss her art practice, Bindaas Unlimited (her sustainable fair trade textile and craft business) and her work with artisans in rural Rajasthan, India. Refreshments …
Native American astronaut inspires future engineers
John Herrington, the first enrolled Native American astronaut, shared his career journey with students, faculty, community members, and elders on Nov. 17. A member of the Chickasaw Nation, Herrington was a mission specialist on the space …
UW-Madison opening new center for black students in Red Gym
UW-Madison will open a center for black students early next year inside the university’s historic Red Gym, in a move administrators say shows they are taking action in response to complaints from minority students about …
1st Annual Battle of the DJs
We finally have a link for tickets!!! Shout out The Wisconsin Union for hosting and partnering this event with Intellectual Ratchet!!! Please be sure to check the instructions below for the STUDENT PRICING!!! Student Pricing …
Women, Race & Class in the Media: “The Get Down”
Join the Campus Women’s Center and Working Class Student Union as they jump-start our film + discussion series on Women, Race and Class in the media. They will be watching the first episode of The …
MSC welcomes Karla Foster as interim program coordinator
Karla Foster of the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement is taking on an additional role with the Multicultural Student Center in preparation for the opening of a Black Cultural Center on campus. Foster …
Trans Monologues & Gender Spectrum Open Mic
Come join the LGBT Campus Center and the entire Madison community on Nov. 18th at the Bartell Theatre for this annual night of honest expression about the joys and trials of being anywhere on or …
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ACADEMIC STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The 26th year of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Excellence Awards is underway, with a deadline of Jan. 13 for nominations. Nine winners in seven categories will be named in March and honored at an awards ceremony …
The Light of Empowerment Dating Violence Workshop
Join CUS, PAVE, UHS EVOC, and DAIS, as they come together an get real about Dating Violence and its impacts on individuals and their communities. They will have a special guest and survivor Alexia Dailey who …
Behind Bars: A Discussion on Mass Incarceration
With this political climate and depending on the outcome of this year’s elections, we are going to be having a discussion on a topic that has been an issue in America for quite some time. …