Congratulations to Susan Dibbell, the randomly-selected winner of the Week 12 DIP Raffle Giveaway, who has been awarded a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Susan for inputting a great …
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DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 13
Congratulations to Ann Halbach, the randomly selected winner of the Week 13 DIP Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Ann for submitting her initiative on …
Wisconsin’s rural high schools continue to battle limited educational mobility
Even as agricultural counties improve programs, students aren’t getting to the flagship university. Samantha Follen had known “pretty much forever” that she wanted to go to UW-Madison. At Adams-Friendship High School (AFHS) in rural central …
Health initiative uses hairstylists to promote breast cancer awareness in Latino community
Lorena Villalobos, owner of Lorena’s Beauty Salon, 2917 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg, is one of five Latino hair stylists trained through a new initiative to bring breast cancer awareness to her clients. People naturally open up …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 8
Congratulations to Hannah Strelchenko, the randomly selected winner of the Week 8 DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who has been awarded an iPad case donated by the PEOPLE Program. Thank you to Hannah for submitting two …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 9
Congratulations to Colleen Johnson, the randomly selected winner of the Week 9 DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Acheivement (DDEEA). Thank …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 10
Congratulations to Cat Phan, the randomly-selected winner of the tenth DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag donated by the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). Thank you to Cat for submitting …
Sam Mihara recounts America’s World War II hysteria & Civil Rights abuses
JAPS KEEP MOVING- This is a White Man’s neighborhood. Those are the words on a World War 2 era photo of a house with a white woman glaring into the camera pointing to a sign …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 11
Congratulations to Brian Nunez, the randomly-selected winner of the Week 11 DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who has been awarded a gift bag of items donated by the Visitor’s Information Program. Thank you to Brian for …
First cohort of Native students graduate from UW-Madison pipeline
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student — an acceptance letter to Hamline University in St. Paul, …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 7
Congratulations to Susan Degrand, the winner of the seventh DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift set donated by the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Thank you to Susan for submitting an initiative for …
UW-Madison doctoral candidates selected as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars
Although their specific research agendas differ, Regina Fuller (Educational Policy Studies), Amy Jones (Sociology), and Josefina Flores Morales (Sociology) share a commitment to doing scholarship that impacts health and well-being for communities across the globe. …
$1M grant to boost engineering education at College of Menominee Nation
(Above) The National Science Foundation grant supported an event that brought John Herrington, the first enrolled Native American (Chickasaw) to fly in space, to the College of Menominee Nation and UW–Madison over a three-day visit. …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 6
Congratulations to Ahna Skop, the winner of the sixth DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Ahna for submitting an initiative for the STEM Diversity …
DIP KNOWLEDGEBASE: NEW UPDATE!
In efforts to provide new opportunities for sharing information and promoting collaborations, we would like to announce that the DIP Knowledgebase is now available to the campus community. The DIP Knowledgebase will help participants and …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 5
Congratulations to Jennifer Hekman, the winner of the fifth DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Jennifer for submitting an initiative for the Campus …
Jerlando Jackson honored in video for service to My Brother’s Keeper
Jerlando Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who received his doctorate in education from Iowa State in 2000, was recently honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of …
June 11 Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C.
The “Equality March for Unity & Pride” is a grassroots movement which will mobilize the diverse LGBTQ+ communities to peacefully and clearly address concerns about the current political landscapes and how it is contributing to …
Learning and Living to Build a Better Community Environment
Dantrell Cotton, a Wisconsin Badger and Posse Graduate from the Southside of Chicago, believes in the innate human desire to work cooperatively and live in community. “Let’s learn from each other. Let’s thrive together. And …
We’re ending the year of diversity achievements on a high note
As the semester ends and we look forward to celebrating 8,000 UW-Madison graduates, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the accomplishments and challenges of the past academic year with respect …