After working for more than seven years on social justice issues in Madison, it’s time for Native Americans to become a larger part of the community dialogue on racial inequality. Just as alarming is the fact that even in a city of well-educated residents, I have …
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Hmong Language and Culture Camp Offers a Self-Centering Immersion Experience
Due to politics and military conflicts, the Hmong have led a somewhat nomadic life for centuries. They had a written language almost 5,000 years ago when they lived in Southern China. But they were forced …
UW-Madison Alumna Vanessa McDowell Becomes First Black Woman to Lead 109-Year-Old YWCA Madison
The YWCA Madison has announced the hiring of Vanessa McDowell as its Chief Executive Officer today, a historic event as McDowell becomes the first woman of color to lead the organization in its 109-year history. …
UW-Madison Psychologist helps black women cope with depression
When Earlise Ward came to UW-Madison, the Brooklyn, New York, native figured she would return home once she had her Ph.D to work as a psychologist. But then Ward thought about where she could do …
Exit Interview: University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman
For nearly a decade, Sarah Van Orman has helped UW–Madison navigate some of the toughest issues around: high-risk drinking, sexual assault, student mental health and meningitis, not to mention the occasional outbreak of norovirus. The …
Diversity Division Recognizes its 2017 UW-Madison Graduates
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, the Fourth Annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony for students studying under the umbrella of scholarships and services in the Division of Diversity, Equity and …
Project Aims to Create Engaging, Welcoming Classroom Discussions
An engaging classroom discussion can be a beautiful thing—both a vital part of the learning process and a microcosm of the way we hope democracy functions. Yet a high-quality discussion doesn’t just happen, says UW–Madison …
Black Cultural Center Grand Opening Continues the Legacy and Celebration
The staff and community of the Multicultural Student Center, Division of Student Life, invite you to the UW-Madison Black Cultural Center Grand Opening Celebration. Throughout the day, the Black Cultural Center (BCC) will host events …
Shiva Bidar to join Annual Women in Leadership Symposium panel on April 20
UW Health Chief Diversity Officer Shiva Bidar will bring her expertise and experience on forging a career path in the contemporary market to the 5th Annual DDEEA/National Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium on Thursday …
48th Annual On Wisconsin Spring Powwow is April 1-2 at Alliant Center Arena
UW-Madison’s American Indian Student Organization Wunk Sheek will host the 48th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP) April 1-2 at the Alliant Energy Center Arena. This event will be free and open to the public. …
UW-Madison Diversity Division seeking Assistant Vice Provost/Chief Operating Officer
UW-Madison, recently ranked among the top ten public colleges in the nation by US News and World Report, is looking for an assistant vice provost to serve as the chief operating officer for the Division …
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer,’ Dead at 73
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown‘s one-time drummer and the creator of one of hip-hop’s most popular samples, has died at the age of 73. Stubblefield’s wife, Jody Hannon, confirmed the drummer’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause …
World-Renowned Poet Nikki Giovanni to keynote UW Black History Month
Poet Nikki Giovanni will bring the keynote presentation for the UW-Madison Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Symphony Room of Gordon Commons, 770 West Dayton Street. The world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, …
Super Bowl LI: Former Wisconsin running back James White earns huge kudos from Tom Brady
Sunday’s Super Bowl LI victory may have cemented Tom Brady’s legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time. But even with Brady’s heroics in the New England Patriots’ remarkable 25-point comeback victory against the Atlanta Falcons …
When Black History Is Your Own: Prof. Thulani Davis
Like an offshore breeze, Thulani Davis unsettles the air. Conversations with the assistant professor of Afro-American studies swirl through three centuries of black American history, including the lives of Davis’s own ancestors. Davis, a soft-spoken …
Black UW-Madison Alumni Recommend Improvements To Campus Diversity
Inclusion Group Working With Administration In Hopes Of Institutionalizing Change A group of hundreds of African-American alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison called The Collective are collaborating with the university to improve diversity and inclusion …
Faisal Abdu’Allah appointed Creative & Design Studio faculty director, wins 2016 Painters & Sculptors Grant
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute and University Housing is announcing Faisal Abdu’Allah’s appointment as the faculty director of The Studio: Creative Arts & Design Community in Sellery Residence Hall. He replaces John Hitchcock, who was …
Campus, City, County and State host a series of events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy
The King Coalition aims to bring people from all walks of life together in the spirit of true brotherhood and sisterhood to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, the renowned leader …
¡Ya Vienen Los Reyes Magos!
Centro Hispano’s annual El Dia de Reyes celebration a chance to bring the community together. El Dia De Reyes remembers the day when the Three Wise Men, following the star to Bethlehem, arrived bearing their …
Gail Ford: College Prep Queen & Soul Worker
“I know the power of pre-college programs and the ripple effect on families because I experienced it,” says Gail Ford, the newly appointed assistant director at UW-Madison’s Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, or …