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 …
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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 …
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 …
The Nobel Fighter: Putting Malala Yousafzai in Context
WHEN: Thursday, October 30, 1:00-2:30pm WHERE: 6191 Helen C. White Hall Amitabh Pal is managing editor of The Progressive magazine, founded in 1909, and co-editor of the Progressive Media Project, an op-ed service, both based in Madison, …
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 …
Innovation Grant proposal deadline is Nov. 7
November 7 is the next deadline to submit proposals for Innovation Grant funding through the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement. The Grant Funding System is …
Building Familia with a Latin@Youth Group: The Role of Community-Ally/Researcher
The Morgridge Center for Public Service will present its first Bagels and Research: Community-based Research in Action program of the 2014-15 academic year on Friday, October 24th, 9-10am, in the Morgridge Center, Room 154 Red …
Life After Undergrad: Possibilities in Graduate & Professional School
Are you an undergraduate student who is part of CeO, First Wave, Pathways, Posse or PEOPLE? Are you interested in Graduate School, Law School, Medical School or Veterinary School? If so, JOIN US! Life After Undergrad: Possibilities in Graduate & Professional School is a seminar/workshop being held on Wednesday,Oct. 22, at Gordon Dining and Event Center’s Sonata Room from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hear from top professionals involved with …
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 …
Apply now to serve on 2015 Homecoming Committee
The deadline for applications to serve on the student-led 2015 Homecoming Committee is November 1 at 11:59 p.m. Interviews will take place November 4 through November 7. Please see http://www.uwalumni.com/students/homecoming/#committee for more information and share this link. Homecoming …
Prof. Patty Loew presents Native Biographies in Earth Ethics, Ecology and Tribal Sustainability
Great Lakes Higher Education funds initiatives at UW-Madison to diversify STEM fields
Initiatives to improve diversity in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) at UW-Madison will get a multi-million dollar boost from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Despite the rapidly growing number of jobs in STEM fields, fewer than 40 …
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 …
Still Relevant?: Race and Racism in Our Lives
On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Institute for Justice Education and Transformation will host a discussion entitled “Still Relevant?: Race and Racism in Our Lives” in the Multicultural Student Center. Participants are asked to register. Recent …
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 …
Native American Artist Wade Fernandez to perform
Wisconsin-born Native American musician and storyteller Wade Fernandez, Wiciwen Apis-Mahwaew, will perform Wednesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. in Morphy Hall, 2330 Humanities Building. Sponsored by the First-Year Interest Groups Program, admission is free. A reception with light refreshments will follow his performance. Fernandez …