Dr. Cheryl B. Gittens, interim Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, shares her thoughts on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the wave of support for Black lives and social justice that followed.
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School of Pharmacy volunteers help vaccinate underserved communities
The School of Pharmacy, Fitchburg Family Pharmacy, and the Boys and Girls Club partner to increase COVID-19 vaccine access and address hesitancy among BIPOC communities — with recognition from the White House
Diversity Forum 2nd keynote speaker named—Steven Canals, creator and executive producer of FX drama series ‘Pose’
Steven Canals, co-creator of the groundbreaking FX series “Pose,” will provide the keynote address on day two of the 2021 UW–Madison Diversity Forum.
APIDA Heritage Month Celebrates an Evening with Keynote Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster will be UW-Madison’s APIDA Heritage Moth keynote speaker. The keynote event will be hosted virtually via Zoom Webinar on Wednesday, April 28th at 6 pm CST. Joel is a queer Korean American, …
Why You Can’t Teach United States History without American Indians
For too many students, teachers, and scholars of U.S. history, Native American history has been at best an add-on – a subject dealt with at the margins of other topics. This webinar brings together four …
A New Initiative to Raise Funds for Diversity Efforts
Named in honor of the first known African American woman and man to graduate from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, the Raimey-Noland campaign provides opportunities for alumni, friends, community leaders, athletics fans, corporations, and …
TRACE THE LINE Conversations
Join the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. for a conversation led by “Why I Love UW” filmmaker, Alejandro Miranda Cruz. The event, which is free and open to …
What do you SEE when you SEE me? – Unpacking ‘The Niceties’
Watch the replay of a special panel discussion about “The Niceties” play performed by Forward Theater from Jan. 22 to Feb. 7.
UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color 2020-21
The 2020-21 cohort of Outstanding Women of Color, who are all quietly making an impact on the UW–Madison campus and the nation, are passionately dedicated to their research, academics and serving the community in vastly …
New public history collective focuses on neglected history of Latinx in Wisconsin
Over the next five years, a group of scholars and community researchers in communities across Wisconsin will begin documenting Latinx history in our state through the recently created Wisconsin Latinx History Collective (WHLC). The Wisconsin …
MLK Symposium — An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. Wilkerson is the Author of “Caste” and “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and she is the first African American woman …
UW Alumni, Staff Named Among ‘Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders’
Dr. Cheryl B. Gittens, UW–Madison interim deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, was included among more than a dozen Badger alumni and staff on Madison365’s list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2020.
MLK Symposium — An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
On Jan. 25, 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Wilkerson is the Author of “Caste” and “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and she is the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. Join us to …
Native November: In new First-Year Interest Group, students connect with the land through Indigenous lens
On a recent walking tour that took students along the Lake Mendota shoreline, UW–Madison instructor Daniel Cornelius began by pointing out that the door panels at Memorial Union, built in 1928, include iconography depicting a …
2020-2021 Outstanding Women of Color Honorees Announced
The thirteenth cohort of Outstanding Women of Color awardees will be honored at a virtual reception on Wednesday, March 3 at 6 p.m. CST. The event to celebrate this year’s honorees is open to the …
Badgers in Action: Leadership in the New Economy 2020 with Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
Multicultural Homecoming is proud to present this year’s Leadership in the New Economy (LINE) event, BADGERS IN ACTION, which is focused on voter education with an emphasis on people of color. During this election year, …
Faculty of Color Virtual Reception Welcomes New Hires & Celebrates Promotions
Each fall, UW–Madison welcomes and celebrates new and recently promoted faculty of color at a reception hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Secretary …
Annual Faculty of Color Virtual Reception is Sept. 22
Please plan to join the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement and the Deans of UW-Madison’s schools and colleges as we honor recent faculty promotions and welcome new faculty members. The event will be …
Claudia Guzmán named director of Multicultural Student Center
As an undergraduate at Wellesley College years ago, Claudia Guzmán says she felt like “a bit of an anomaly” — a first-generation college student from Wisconsin, educated in public schools, attending an elite East Coast private institution. She struggled to find her place until joining a student organization for Latina students. …
Javier Named Among Wisconsin’s 48 Most Influential Asian American Leaders by Madison365
In March, we published our first-ever list of the most influential Native Americans in Wisconsin, and today, we’re proud to present our first-ever list of the most influential Asian American leaders in our state. This …