United Way of Dane County announces Renee Moe as its next President and CEO, effective January 1, 2016. After a thorough search, collaborating with partners and community leaders and a lengthy interview process, it is …
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Final event & celebration of Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence Juan de Marcos
The last event of the fall 2015 Juan de Marcos González residency will take place on Dec. 8 at the Frederic March Play Circle in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. This culminating event will …
Admiral’s leadership lesson inspires UW-Madison Naval ROTC students
It’s not often that you get a lesson in leadership and military history from someone who’s made history herself. So when the opportunity came to meet the Navy’s second highest ranking officer, members of UW-Madison’s …
Lifting from the center: Lac du Flambeau partnership rethinks preventative health
(As originally posted by University Communications, written by Sandra Knisely) Throwing snow-snakes is kind of like bumper bowling. Except instead of a wooden lane, there’s a narrow path of ice. And instead of a bowling ball, there’s …
Native November 2015 campus events celebrate Native American Culture
Are you Rocking Your Mocs this week? Native November is in full swing all across the nation, with nearly a dozen local events yet to come on the UW-Madison campus. What started at the turn of …
Shawn Peters: Using “The Wire” narratives & social media to teach complex issues
During nearly two decades on campus, Shawn Peters PhD’07 has been a PhD student, an undergraduate adviser, and a lecturer in English, history, and religious studies. Now an instructor with the UW’s Center for Educational Opportunity, Peters teaches Integrated …
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page headlines Diversity Forum
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has presented annual Diversity Forums since 1998. Now in its 17th year, this centerpiece event for the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) continues to address issues stretching beyond the …
Passing the Mic Hip-Hop Arts Festival celebrates OMAI’s 10th anniversary
As the multicultural component of the Wisconsin Book Festival, the Passing the Mic Hip Hop Arts Festival continually draws some of the most diverse audiences of any Madison event. The 11th annual Passing the Mic …
OMAI’s work saluted by Madison Magazine’s M List
Congratulations to the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), a unit in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement operating under the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for …
Meet the Badger designer behind the first-ever Limited Edition of The Red Shirt™ – Virgil Abloh ’03
RED Talks October 15 at 7pm- 8:30pm Register Gordon Dining and Event Center 770 W. Dayton Street Get inspired by fellow Badgers at this year’s RED Talks, featuring Gabriel Stulman ’03, a restaurateur and the owner …
UW-Madison celebrates Outstanding Women of Color
Seven UW-Madison Women Honored as 2015 Outstanding Women of Color The seven winners of the 2015-16 University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards exemplify being deeply rooted in both the campus and the Madison …
UW-Madison hosts legendary Cuban musician
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute, the School of Music, and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) within the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement welcome legendary Afro-Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González …
Register now for Multicultural Homecoming 2015
Homecoming is when Badgers return to their alma mater to relive college memories — and make new ones! And this year’s Homecoming weekend will be the best ever. Read more about this year’s special alumni guest …
UW-Madison Latin@/Chican@ Heritage Month to Celebrate Identities
In conjunction with the nation’s Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of the various racial and cultural identities encompassed by “Hispanic” Sept. 19-Nov. 1, UW-Madison will celebrate Latin@/Chican@ Heritage Month with more than a dozen events …
UW System honors UW-Madison LGBT Center Director for Outstanding Achievement
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System has announced the 2015 recipients of the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People. Gabe Javier, Assistant Dean of Students and Director …
First Wave Scholar speaks to “Be the Change” theme at UW-Madison Chancellor’s Convocation
About 7,000 students were invited to the Sept. 1 Chancellor’s Convocation welcoming ceremony at the Kohl’s Center on the UW-Madison campus. The students got a lot of pitches along the way: shouts from sorority girls (“Interested …
Everett Mitchell receives award for community impact
As director of community relations for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Everett Mitchell often draws upon multiple aspects of his identity — attorney, pastor, community leader — to bridge divides through engagement with people he serves. …
Annual Community Event Celebrates Final Year
Local community leaders unite to spark change and conversation in the Metro Milwaukee area MILWAUKEE, WI — After four years of bringing community members together for a positive cause in Milwaukee, Community Connections prepares for its …
Awards honor range, quality and diversity of creative arts at UW-Madison
The community dance outreach program Performing Ourselves involves more than 100 low-income girls at seven community centers throughout Madison. When members of the program took the stage at the Fredric March Play Circle on May …
UW-Madison hosts 2015 Institute on High Impact Practices & Student Success
More than 250 practitioners in 35 teams from college campuses across the country have converged on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week to participate in the 2015 Institute on High Impact Practices (HIP) and Student …