Students, faculty and staff took part in “Moving Forward: Conversations on Racial and Ethnic Diversity,” a campus-wide forum on Feb. 24.
News & Announcements
Annual Faculty of Color Reception is Feb. 25
The tradition of welcoming and honoring faculty of color at UW–Madison will continue on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Annual Faculty of Color Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the …
Moving Forward: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity
Join students, faculty members, and staff members in a campus-wide conversation about racial and ethnic diversity at UW-Madison on Wednesday, February 24 from 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. in Gordon Commons. This event aims to provide …
Unpacking Beyoncé’s Formation: Nurse as Social Justice Educator
Did you watch the Super Bowl? See Beyoncé’s Formation music video? Please join the School of Nursing in a critical conversation on the issues and concepts addressed in Beyoncé’s Formation. We will look at the …
Reception to recognize and welcome faculty of color
The event will honor the 16 recently promoted faculty of color and welcome 18 new faculty of color to campus.
Statement on Sellery Hall incident
A message from Lori Berquam, Vice Provost and Dean of Students; Joshua Johnson, Director, Multicultural Student Center; Jeff Novak, Director, University Housing; Patrick Sims, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer
Q&A: “Moving Forward” organizers encourage attendees to find out how they can take action
Students have taken an active role in planning the discussion on the progress made through the past year.
Activist, public theologian, writer & speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam to keynote Black History Month
This year’s keynote speaker will be activist, public theologian, writer and speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam. The founder and publisher of Urban Cusp and a former Washington Post columnist will speak on “The Role of the Black …
CLS Weekly community workshop luncheons
Community Gatherings are weekly workshop luncheons where CLS students have the opportunity to engage in lively discussions about academic life, learn about resources available to them on the UW-Madison campus, and build a strong sense …
Graduate/Professional Student Mixers offer connection opportunity
The office of Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, & Funding is hosting a series of mixers this semester aimed at connecting graduate students from diverse backgrounds with faculty from the same backgrounds. The events are in partnership …
Social Historian Earl Lewis to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities
On Tuesday, February 23, the Center for the Humanities and Institute for Research in the Humanities are teaming up to bring a speaker to UW-Madison that may be of interest to the Division of Diversity, …
UW Law School accepting applications to new Pre-Law Scholars Program
The University of Wisconsin Law School is now accepting applications for its inaugural James E. Jones Jr. Pre-Law Scholars Program, a summer immersion experience for students who have completed their freshman or sophomore year of college. …
Social Justice Book Club Kickoff
You’re invited to join the Social Justice Book Club! Our first book will be Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between The World and Me. Meetings will be on Fridays at 12 p.m. in the Social Justice Resource Center at …
Dr. Patricia Tellez-Giron Wins UW Diversity Award
Dr. Patricia Tellez-Giron is the winner of the 2015 Faculty Equity and Diversity Award from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.Her nominator, Dr. Kenneth Kushner, who has known her since she …
Moving Forward: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity
On February 24 at 4 p.m. the University will hold Moving Forward: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity. This campus-wide conversation on racial climate may bring up to 400 people, and we are need of facilitators to lead …
Black History Month 2016: Conversations about Race Take Center Stage; promote campus dialogue
SMART PEOPLE: The quest for love, achievement and identity is universal, but what role does race play in the story of our lives? On the eve of Obama’s first election, four Harvard intellectuals find themselves …
Brauer: Better diversity training is built on research, not intuition
Markus Brauer is teaching a public workshop Feb. 9 aimed at reducing prejudice and discrimination in the workplace, emphasizing strategies backed by both good intentions and sound science.
Essay contest offers undergrad winners cash prizes
The Wisconsin Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy invites all University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students to participate in their 2016 essay competition. This year’s essay question celebrates the Center’s retiring co-founder Donald Downs’ contributions …
CASE Advancement Summer Internship opportunity
In conjunction with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), WFAA will be sponsoring a student summer internship. This presents an exceptional opportunity for a student to experience the various advancement professions from the inside, hopefully sparking …