The Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement held its annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the Memorial Union. The event was a chance for family, friends and university staff to …
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Meet 2019 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Lavar Charleston MS’07, PHD’10
In the international movement to create college opportunity for all, LaVar Charleston is making waves of change. Colleges and universities at home and abroad look to him for his voice and award-winning scholarship exploring how …
UW-Madison student to use prestigious Truman Scholarship to further research on arts education access
By Doug Erickson Shiloah Coley attributes her strong work ethic to her Afro-Caribbean family. Her Grandma Wanna, she says, stressed that any task, from homework to making the bed, was worth doing well or not at …
Truman Lowe, acclaimed Ho-Chunk artist and professor emeritus, dies at 75
UW–Madison alumnus and Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe (Wakajah), an internationally acclaimed artist whose works are deeply rooted in his Ho-Chunk heritage, died at his home on March 30. He was 75. “Truman was a quiet …
13th Annual Line Breaks Multidisciplinary Arts Festival is April 3-April 7 in Play Circle
The 13th annual Line Breaks Festival will take place Wednesday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 7th at the Play Circle Theater in Memorial Union, with a variety of performances,lectures and discussions by the Office of …
UW-Madison 2019 Bouchet Society Induction Ceremony is April 2
The Graduate School has selected five scholars for the 2019 cohort of the UW-Madison Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society commemorates the first African American to earn a doctorate …
Student to student: Recognizing women in leadership at UW
By Kayla Huynh With International Women’s Day coming March 8, now’s the time to celebrate the women who have made an impact on our lives, as well as on our campus community. This month also happens …
Program empowers communities to overpower diabetes
February 18, 2019 By Katie Gerhards Professor Eva Vivian, in the School of Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Practice Division, and fourth-year PharmD student Beatriz Jimenez Cadilla at a training for Peers Empowering Peers coaches at Cavalry Baptist Church in …
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on journalism, free time, and the day she won’t forget
Q & A: NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on journalism, free time, and the day she won’t forget February 5, 2019 By Veronica Rueckert Ayesha Rascoe reports on the White House for NPR. She’ll be on campus at the …
UW-Madison alum Stanford Taylor takes over as state superintendent
Carolyn Stanford Taylor was appointed the new state superintendent of public instruction on Monday after Tony Evers was sworn in as the new governor of Wisconsin. Stanford Taylor, like Evers, is an alum of UW-Madison’s …
First Wave scholar Jamie Dawson urges graduates to ‘recognize our limitless possibilities’
When the UW–Madison graduating senior class selected Jamie Dawson to deliver the student address at the 2018 Winter Commencement Ceremony, she promised to be very intentional with her platform. “This will not be a squandered …
New Cohort of Outstanding Women of Color Announced, Reception is March 5
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Award Reception honors women of color who are deeply rooted in both the campus and the Madison community through their work toward social justice, service, research and …
Center for Educational Opportunity celebrates 25 years of championing academic excellence
Students, families, alumni, staff and supporters of the Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO) gathered in the Memorial Union on Friday, Dec. 7, to celebrate the center’s 25th anniversary on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and the accomplishments …
Mercile Lee’s founding role in prominent scholarships honored
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will solidify the legacy of the late Mercile J. Lee by incorporating her name into the two life-changing scholarship initiatives she established and directed for decades. Lee, who retired in 2013 …
Mercile Lee, guiding force behind prominent UW–Madison scholarships, dies at 87
By Doug Erickson Mercile Lee, the architect and founding director of two of UW–Madison’s most respected and successful scholarship initiatives, the Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp scholarship programs, died Oct. 25 in Madison. She was 87. The cause was …
Improving Native Health Very Important to UW Medical School Grad Headed to Seattle for Residency
Becoming a doctor isn’t easy. Not only do prospective students have to endure a grueling and difficult education process, but also they have to work tirelessly during residency. Knowing that, Alex Kivimaki still pursued the …
Amazing summer internships: 7 students tell what they did, what they learned, and what they’ll never forget
September 12, 2018 By Doug Erickson Each summer, hundreds of UW–Madison students spread out across the globe for internships. They gain vital job skills — that’s a given. They also explore new cities, discover foreign cultures, and …
TV series highlights alumna’s struggle for equity in the classroom
For a self-described shy person, Jessica Stovall is making some big waves these days. The 34-year old “Badger fanatic” graduate of the UW–Madison School of Education and Chancellor’s Scholarship program has spent the last 11 …
PEOPLE Alumni Update: Martinez White Helping Emerging Communities Build Intergenerational Wealth
The power of financial education has made a huge difference in Martinez White’s life. It has helped him to escape poverty and to pursue his dreams. White’s mission, he says, is to get people talking …
Conversation: Aaron Bird Bear on including the First Nations’ Perspective on History
As assistant dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education, Aaron Bird Bear MS’10 fills a lot of roles: recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented communities, overseeing the summer College Access Program, and …