As we near the end of the 2013-2014 Academic Year, I would like to sincerely thank each and every person who has contributed to another season of successfully advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at UW-Madison.
News & Announcements
2nd Annual National Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium
Please join us for the 2nd Annual National Diversity Council’s Women in Leadership Symposium, “Women Leading with Courage and Conviction,” on Wednesday, April 9, at Grainger Hall from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., hosted by Office of the …
Feedback requested on draft of diversity framework
As the spring semester reaches its midterm, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee has completed an initial draft of a new campus framework for diversity. Based on over a year of reflection …
Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society Conference & Induction Ceremony
The annual Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society UW-Madison Chapter Conference and Induction Ceremony is this Friday, Feb. 27, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the University Club, 803 State Street on the Memorial Library Mall.
Why Your Input is Key to the Diversity Planning Committee
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking campus and community members to help create a new framework for diversity and inclusion. The first five campus and four community sessions were held during October and November at venues …
Diversity & inclusion planning committee seeks input
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking community members to help create a new framework for diversity and inclusion. The tentative name for the currently evolving diversity plan is: Forward Together: UW-Madison’s Framework for Diversity and Inclusive …
Join Us for the 2013 Diversity Forum
Monday & Tuesday, October 21-22, 2013 Union South, Varsity Hall 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. You can still REGISTER ONLINE. Setting precedent as a two-day conference for educators, students and community leaders across Wisconsin, the …
The Badger’s Homecoming celebration is for everyone
Colleagues, Alumni and Friends: As you all know, our administrative evolution required a pause in August. Now that we’re up and running stronger and more focused than ever, we plan to join the larger movement …
Autumn Exercise for Your Creative Mind
As we all know, life-long learning is a mantra that keeps us all vibrantly alive, actively growing and creatively nimble. To that end, our partners across campus are offering an ongoing plethora of opportunities to pursue …
Join Us for “Mentoring, Mingling & Mama’s Treats”
Welcome to the University of Wisconsin-Madison new Badger scholars and welcome back to our returning Badgers!
First Wave’s 7th Cohort joins campus community
Members of the 7th Cohort of the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community arrived on campus this summer and are preparing to begin their freshman year. They include: Hiwot Adilow of Philadelphia, a …
Sims and Paredes take diversity division helm
As Damon Williams departs from his position as UW-Madison’s chief diversity officer, two campus figures involved in efforts to create a more inclusive university will help guide its diversity initiatives over the next year.
CeO Scholars win prestigious Gilman International Studies Scholarships
Several UW-Madison Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO) students have been selected to be prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholars. Linda Sancen, Ger Thao, Bee Yang, Gao Lou Yang, and Pa Zau Yang, all students at …
A parting message from VP & CDO Damon Williams
Dear Friends, For the last five years, it has been my pleasure to serve as Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During this time, we built on our long-standing commitment to …
8th Annual Educator & Community Leader Training Institute
Each summer, UW-Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) teams up with Urban Word NYC to offer educators and community leaders a weeklong program to learn the best practices in hip hop and spoken word …
Call for Nominations: 2013 Outstanding Women of Color
NOMINATIONS DUE DATE – Monday, April 15, 2013. The UW-Madison Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW- Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and the Greater Madison community, who have made outstanding contributions …
Damon Williams Joins INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine Editorial Board
Damon A. Williams, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor, vice provost, and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has joined the Editorial Board of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, effective immediately.
Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Announces 2013 UW-Madison Inductees
The UW-Madison Chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society will host its Annual Conference and Induction Ceremony on Friday, March 1, from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall I at …
Looking to the future: 2013 Diversity Planning and ongoing work
Following an energetic launch into the 2013 diversity planning process, we have arrived at the next step. In November, the University Committee charged the CDCC with appointing a shared governance ad hoc committee to undertake …
PEOPLE Alumna debuts first fictional novel
Alexandria Harris, a 2012 PEOPLE Scholar who majored in Journalism, is releasing her first fictional novel under her pen name A.L. Harris. The Golden Ashfruit is a young adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology. The …