UW-Madison, Wunk Sheek, and Native American tribal partners from across the state will host the 45th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP) April 11-12 at UW-Madison Field House. This cultural and educational event will be …
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UW-Madison to host 3rd Annual National Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium
Please join us for a special event; the 3rd Annual Women in Leadership Symposium, “Celebrating Leadership: The Power of Women in the Workplace,” on Wednesday, April 8, at Grainger Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 …
Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inducts 2015 Cohort
The Edward Alexander Bouchet Society UW-Madison Chapter Annual Induction Ceremony will be Wednesday, March 25, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at The University Club, 803 State Street. The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding graduate students and post-doctoral scholars …
Sovereign partners: UW, Native Nations build collaborative relationships
Call it a turning point. One hundred years ago, more than 50 prominent Native Americans from across the country and Wisconsin gathered at UW-Madison for a weeklong conference. The fourth annual meeting of the Society …
Looking back on Black History Month 2015: An American tradition that benefits everyone
Reflections by UW-Madison Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings I am sometimes asked, “Why do we have Black History Month?” Well, yesterday (Feb. 26) marked the 3rd anniversary of the murder of Trayvon Martin, next month will mark the …
First Wave scholars and alumni to bring spoken word, dance and live music to Overture Center
Performance arts scholars from the First Wave Hip-Hop Theater and Urban Arts Community will be joined by program alumni for this year’s expanded 9th Annual Line Breaks Festival. The free performance festival March 6 with a gallery …
Black History Month keynote Marc Lamont Hill speaks tonight at Gordon Commons
This year’s keynote event is the Distinguished Lecture Series presentation by professor, author and cultural critic Marc Lamont Hill. He will deliver “Building Community in an Hour of Chaos: Progress in the Age of Obama” …
Reception to Recognize & Welcome Faculty of Color
The tradition of welcoming new faculty of color and honoring faculty of color will continue on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon …
Airing in February on Wisconsin Public Television — Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams
On Monday, February 16 at 8 p.m., the story of one remarkable woman and the struggles she undertook to build a better community will debut in a new documentary from Wisconsin Public Television. The documentary will …
Innovative teaching practices encourage minority students in STEM
Like many seniors majoring in biology, Christian Hernandez is pursuing the pre-med track. However, he nearly didn’t make it past his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison As a Latino first-generation college student, Hernandez …
South Madison Partnership opens for business
The whiteboards aren’t up yet and the signs that identify the narrow storefront as a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison still need to be hung. To Everett Mitchell and Julissa Ventura, the presence is …
UW-Madison celebrates Black Activism during Black History Month 2015, Marc Lamont Hill to keynote
More than 30 events, discussions, displays, performances and lectures are planned in celebration of Black History Month 2015 on the UW-Madison campus, including a keynote Black History Month lecture by nationally-known professor, author and cultural …
UW-Madison STEM Posse featured in HHMI Bulletin
Practical, and Moral, Support. STEM Posses are designed to help students with whatever problems they’re facing. Fransheska Clara, for example, says she leaned on her Posse for support when she missed her family and friends …
PEOPLE program’s DeWalt tapped to lead diversity external relations, partnerships and development
Jacqueline DeWalt, Executive Director of the University Of Wisconsin-Madison’s PEOPLE (Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence), is taking on a new and expanded role within the university as Director of External Relations, Partnership and …
UW Voices: Campus Conversation about Diversity and Inclusion
Last semester, hundreds of students and others at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took action in response to racially charged events in Ferguson, Mo., Staten Island and elsewhere. “Much of last semester’s momentum came from students,” …
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance is January 19
Wisconsin’s 35th annual tribute and ceremony celebrates Dr. King’s life and legacy through words and music. Dr. Jonathan Overby of Wisconsin Public Radio will host the annual State of Wisconsin Tribute & Ceremony honoring Dr. …
Ferguson forum: Academics, activists discuss a new movement and its potential for change
How did America get from Jim Crow to Eric Garner, from “I Have a Dream” to #blacklivesmatter? And where do we go from here? Academics and activists wrestled with these and other questions in a …
AT&T Announces $35,000 Donation to Support UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program
UW-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) program received a $35,000 donation from AT&T today to support the program’s mission to help underserved students prepare for and successfully complete higher education. PEOPLE is …
Cultural Support Helps Native American Students Stay in College
Upstairs from a dining hall on a snowy evening, four American Indian students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison drum and sing together at a feast for veterans. Drum rituals are an important part …
Madison Mourns Pioneering Law Professor James Jones, Jr. (JD ’56)
James E. Jones Jr., emeritus professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, died peacefully on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Attic Angel Place, following a lengthy illness. He was 90.