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 …
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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.
Isthmus Indie Awards 2014: Artist/Muralist Sharon Kilfoy (MA ’80) Celebrates All Facets of Diversity
If you’ve seen a mural in Madison, Sharon Kilfoy probably had a hand in its creation. For the last 10 years, Kilfoy has run the Williamson Street Art Center, which helps local kids and artists …
Business demands drive diversity efforts at Wisconsin School of Business
Diversity is good for business, which makes it an imperative for U.S. business schools, say Wisconsin School of Business administrators. If the business school community does not have a mix of students, faculty and staff that can …
November is Native American Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted …
Professor Emily Auerbach to Receive National Distinguished Service Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE) has named University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emily Auerbach and the late Pennsylvania State University Vice Provost W. Terrell Jones as …
First Wave Student and Local Talent Standout Record with Run-DMC Legend
Last Saturday was one of those days of local legend: Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels found himself coming to Madison to shoot a video at the Allied Boys & Girls Club for the song the two collaborated on …
UW Alumni Winslow Sargeant (Ph.D. ’95) to deliver Multicultural Homecoming keynote address
Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D. ’95, will deliver this year’s Multicultural Homecoming celebration keynote address, “What It Really Means to Bring the Victory Home for Diverse Alumni,” on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the DeLuca Forum …
Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival
The Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival will be Thursday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall, 201 State Street. The free event is open to the public. Passing …
Posse salutes a record 27 scholars at Fall Awards Banquet
For Interim Vice Provost Patrick J. Sims and other guests, Tuesday night was spent with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Posse Patron Wade Fetzer, Posse Wisconsin Director Albert Muniz and Assistant Director Ida Balderrama-Trudell celebrating a record-setting …
Don’t miss Multicultural Homecoming Weekend 2014
This year’s weekend-long Multicultural Homecoming celebration, October 23-26, will be an unprecedented effort to bring together multicultural students and several generations of alumni to reconnect with the campus, renew friendships and create new traditions to share …
Join the discussion on UW-Madison’s Diversity Framework Implementation
The campus community is invited to participate in three sessions that will provide an update on “Forward Together, a Diversity Framework for UW-Madison,” and begin getting input on implementation. After a deliberative process led by …