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. …
News & Announcements
Special Concert to Benefit Standing Rock
A very special benefit concert in support of Standing Rock✊🏽 At Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells on November 20th. With a special performance by Grammy nominated R&B singer Elle Varner! Those who aren’t able to make …
Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student, Faculty & Staff Mixer
You Are Invited! Nov 16: Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student Mixer Kindly RSVP via this link
Vice Provost Sims: UW is committed to making campus welcoming for all
A lot has happened between the Oct. 29 Wisconsin Badgers home football game against Nebraska and the team’s huge win during this past homecoming weekend. As a campus community, we’ve had to contend with the …
Social Justice Speaker Series: Artist Matika Wilbur
Join us for our second talk in the MSC Social Justice Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Room L140, on the lower level of the Chazen Museum. The guest speaker will …
Wisconsin MBA ignites alumna’s path to global leadership
Education and experience helped define Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper’s destiny. So did a whole bunch of letters that came to her childhood home trimmed in red, white, and blue. Stallworth had uncles in the U.S. Navy, and …
A post-election message from Chancellor Blank
I stayed up late last night to watch the outcome of the presidential election, as I suspect many of you did. As in every election, there were winners and losers. But regardless of your political …
First American Indian Astronaut to visit UW
Houston we have Liftoff !! In November of 2002, Astronaut Dr. John Herrington boarded space shuttle Endeavour bound for the International Space Station. This would not be his last mission. Dr. John Herrington will be embarking on his …
Homecoming: 50th Anniversary of CAE’s First Scholars & the Legacy of the Five-Year Program
The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) celebrates 50 years of strong support for UW’s underrepresented students. Since 1966, the Center for Academic Excellence and its predecessor programs have helped set students on paths to success. …
UW-Madison Celebrates Native November
The University of Wisconsin-Madison under the organization of Wunk Sheek and other partners will be celebrating Native November throughout the month. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.* See the full …
First-gen college graduate paved way for many more
Roberto G. Sánchez, a son of Mexican immigrants and the first in his family to graduate from college, went on to create opportunities for many other students through his work as a UW-Madison professor and his …
Video chronicles students’ journey to Washington
UW-Madison students recently traveled to Washington D.C. for the grand opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture.
Statement from Chancellor Blank and Athletic Director Alvarez on stadium incident
A noose displayed in this fashion has no place on campus. Together, the Athletics Department and the University’s Office of Legal Affairs are initiating a review of stadium policies with the goal of ensuring that …
Students honored by Alliant Energy Foundation and UW System
Two UW–Madison students have been recognized by the Alliant Energy Foundation and the University of Wisconsin System for outstanding scholarship and community service efforts by students from traditionally underrepresented groups. Seniors Janerra Allen and Catherine Finedore …
Immigration attorney, “Undisclosed” podcaster Rabia Chaudry to keynote UW-Madison Diversity Forum
The 2016 Annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum, hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer and Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, will be Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Union South’s Varsity …
Chancellor Blank’s statement on Oct. 29 Camp Randall incident
During what should have been an athletic contest that united the Badger community, an individual wore a costume to Camp Randall that for many of us evoked images of lynchings of African-Americans from this country’s …
Student vote ambassadors carry on legacy of civil rights activist
Millions of Americans are witnessing one of the most historic presidential elections of their lifetime, the first opportunity to engage with the democratic process for many. And three UW-Madison students have spent the past year …
Sims column: ‘Bay’ imparted wisdom that shaped grandchildrens’ view of world
In a column for Madison Magazine, Vice Provost Patrick Sims recalls the lessons he learned from his grandmohter. She “was one of the wisest people I’ve ever known,” he writes. “She would often tell me, …
VIDEO: Nursing student brings different perspective
Originally from Gambia, West Africa, Ummu Drammeh is a mother of five. She describes what it’s like being a nontraditional student and how she plans to use her nursing degree to accomplish her goals.
Statement on diversity advances
The University Staff Congress became the latest UW-Madison shared governance group to endorse a proposed institutional statement on diversity on Monday. The statement was written and reviewed by representatives of the shared governance groups, including …