Anonymous donors have committed a $10 million matching gift to inspire others to support the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program (CSP), the UW Foundation announced today. The CSP was established in 1984 to increase educational opportunities for …
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Black Greek Letter Organizations have a small but powerful presence in Madison
When University of Wisconsin—Madison Alpha Phi Alpha members mention they’re in a fraternity, they can usually guess how people will respond. “‘Where’s your house?’ That’s the number one question,” says member Kenneth Cole, a senior. …
2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor eight outstanding projects
Eight UW-Madison projects are being honored for their community-engaged focus on global malnutrition, waterborne illness, Wisconsin Native public health, Latina women’s mental health and more. The 2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor the work of students, faculty, …
Community Relations Director Mitchell reflects on role, progress
Everett Mitchell became UW–Madison’s director of community relations in 2012. Recently elected a Dane County Circuit Judge, he spoke with University Communications as he prepares to leave the university. Trained as both an attorney and a …
Nikole Hannah-Jones to address 2016 Journalism Ethics Conference
Award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the keynote address to open the 2016 Center for Journalism Ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 29. This year’s conference focuses on …
Wunk Sheek and partners host 47th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow
In 2015, more than 3,000 people took part in the On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP), enjoying a Native American cultural experience that bridges the boundaries between the university and Wisconsin’s eleven tribal nations. Now …
2016 Bouchet Graduate Honors Scholars inducted
The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society commemorates the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from an American university (Physics, Yale University, 1876). The Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of scholars who …
Artists to “Perform the Word” at 10th Annual Line Breaks Festival March 11-13
This year marks a decade for the Line Breaks Festival, the largest Hip Hop theater festival in the Midwest, which will be presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) …
‘Moving Forward’ turns talk toward action on race, climate
Diversity is a top institutional priority for the University of Wisconsin—Madison for many reasons: giving the university a competitive advantage to attract the best faculty and students, providing a richer education, developing students’ ability to …
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 …
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 …
Remembering a trailblazing chef: Carson Gulley
Carson Gulley (June 9, 1897 – November 2, 1962) was Madison’s most famous chef. One of ten children born on an Arkansas farm, he completed high school in two years despite a heavy load of …
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 …
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 …
REFLECTIONS African American Icons Photography Exhibit celebrates Black History Month
Don’t miss the incredible exhibit celebrating renowned African Americans: REFLECTIONS by award-winning photographer Terrence Reese, curated by Linda Sheryl Greene. The exhibit will be on display Feb. 1 through March 4 in the UW -Madison Education Building, …
UW-Madison events celebrate Black History Month
The 2016 UW-Madison Black History Month celebration will kick off on Sunday, Jan. 31, with a theatrical performance titled “We the 350: Stories of Poverty, Racism, and Incarceration in Wisconsin” in the Play Circle Theater …
Prof. Richard Davis receives MLK Heritage Award
One of two State of Wisconsin 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Awards honoring work in social justice was presented to internationally-celebrated musician and UW-Madison Prof. of Music Richard Davis. This year’s other winner was the YWCA Every Town …
Dr. Jacquelynn Arbuckle named director of Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP)
Dr. Jacquelynn Arbuckle, clinical associate professor of surgery at UW School of Medicine and Public Health, has been selected to serve as the new director of the school’s Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP). …
New website helps educators teach about American Indian nations
Twelve American Indian nations call Wisconsin home. Each has its own customs, its own identity, its own story. A new website, WisconsinAct31.org, is helping educators throughout the state tell those stories to students from …
Student launches site to chronicle ‘Black Voice’ at UW-Madison
More than 40 years after African-Americans at UW-Madison started printing their own campus newspaper to cover politics and activism on campus, a current student has started a blog she hopes will be a place where …