Freshmen in Madison-area high schools have more difficulty with Algebra 1 than any other class. And those who don’t pass Algebra 1 by 10th grade are half as likely to ever complete high school. A …
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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 …
Don’t miss February 27th Third Annual Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Day
Please join our University of Wisconsin Law School for the Third Annual Wisconsin Statewide Pre-Law Diversity Day! This free event will be held on Friday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at University of Wisconsin …
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. …
Innovation Grant Applications due February 6
The Grant Funding System, operated by the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, is again available to receive proposals. The program is designed …
Community Debate: Police Body Cams – Yay or Nay?
Hosted by Karma Chavez Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm-9 pm. Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave., Room L140 After recent police killings of unarmed black men around the United States, several politicians, community …
Historic Indian Agency House seeks Museum Director
Are you looking for a seasonal full-time job in the summer and a part-time job during the school year with flexible hours? Are you a great story-teller and do you enjoy working with people? Do …
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 …
Engaged Scholarship Roundtable: Narrating Blindness in Wisconsin
The next Bagels and Research presentation is this Friday, December 5, from 9-10 in the Red Gym, Room 154, at the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Our presenter is Annika Konrad, Ph.D. candidate in Composition and Rhetoric in the Department …
Queer Emerging Leaders Program
QUELP (Queer EEmergingLeaders Program) is a program for UW Madison students to learn about their individual and collective identities in the context of community leadership. Join the LGBT Campus Center and grow as a campus …
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.
How the UW System is Serving Veterans
As of 2013, there were more than 400,000 veterans living in Wisconsin, ‘veteran’ being defined as a former member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard who served on active …
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 …
Nov. 18 Info Session: Earn, Learn & Intern!
Internship experience is a key factor in securing your dream job or graduate school program. Come out to learn how to secure internship opportunities in the U.S. & abroad and receive credit in the process …
November 20 is National Parental Involvement Day
Project Appleseed’s 19th annual celebration will be held on the third Thursday in November, Nov. 20, 2014. National Parent Involvement Day provides a yearly opportunity for schools and families to honor and highlight the powerful …