Preliminary results from the Campus Climate Survey found most students from nearly all backgrounds find UW–Madison to be a safe, welcoming and respectful place where they feel they belong, though gaps in the campus experience persist.
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Raul Leon named assistant vice provost for student engagement & scholarship programs
An active and passionate researcher and practitioner who earned his doctoral and master’s degrees from UW–Madison, Dr. Leon’s work has been influential in effectively guiding institutions toward creating equitable and inclusive working and learning environments.
Catherine Chan named assistant vice provost for high impact practices
A thought leader in the field of high-impact practices and higher education leadership, Dr. Chan specializes in asset-based approaches, research-informed design, and using community engagement to refine equity-minded academic programs and improve organizational excellence.
The Black Voice: An update on the 2020 Student Inclusion Coalition student demands
After a 2019 Homecoming video failed to include representation of people of color, despite filming with members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. student chapter, UW administration worked with student leaders to address five demands.
New website centralizes university’s disability and accessibility resources
We all play an important role in making UW–Madison an inclusive university, and disability is an important facet of the diversity within our community. You may wonder: How can I help make the university more …
Meet Barni Shiferaw: Student speaker for spring commencement
Barni Shiferaw was running down Bascom Hill in just his underwear the other day when the thought occurred to him: This is yet another memorable experience I could not have had anywhere else. Shiferaw counts …
Bucky’s Tuition Promise has transformed student lives — and campus itself
Four years ago, UW–Madison announced a free-tuition initiative so straightforward that it required just two things for students to qualify: live in Wisconsin and come from a household in the state’s lower half for income. No small print. No strings attached.
Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race
Faisal Abdu’Allah’s most recent work is a 7-foot limestone statue of himself that he designed and was created using a robotic tool and the skills of a master carver.
Students Jessica Lindall and Juliet Chang receive Asian American Studies’ Amy Ling Yellow Light Award
In honor of the memory and legacy of our beloved founding director, Professor Amy Ling, the Program in Asian American Studies is proud to announce the Amy Ling Yellow Light Award Creative Endeavor to two …
Wisconsin Partnership Program grants to provide up to $3M for health equity initiatives
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has released its 2022 Community Impact Grants Program Request for Partnerships. Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program advances …
Wisconsin Alumni Association to host REDTalk with Montee Ball
Montee Ball will be back on campus on Thursday, April 28, for a REDTalk hosted by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association and Wisconsin Alumni Student Board.
Professor Monica White awarded prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
She will use the $200,000 award to complete her second book, “We Stayed: Agriculture, Activism, and the Southern Black Rural Families Who Fought to Keep the Land.”
Registration open for day-long professional development event for BIPOC agriculture students
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will host a day of professional development and community building programming on Friday, April 29th.
New student-led Multicultural Center in Wisconsin School of Business builds community
The Wisconsin School of Business has launched a new Multicultural Center—encompassing two spaces in Grainger Hall designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the school.
First Wave alumna, writer, performer Ajanae Dawkins to lead public programs, teach workshops, and visit schools across Greater Cincinnati
The Taft Museum of Art and the Robert S. Duncanson Society welcomes writer, performer, and educator Ajanae Dawkins, as the 2022 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence April 10–23. Dawkins has performed, and has been featured, at venues across the country including opening for the United …
Four UW community members to receive Women of Distinction Leadership Award
UW community members Christy Clark-Pujara, Brenda González, Candace McDowell, and Hazel Symonette will be among six eminent women of color honored by the YWCA Madison for their leadership and enduring legacy in the greater Madison community.
DDEEA Graduation Recognition & Reception
The DDEEA will celebrate our spring 2022 UW–Madison grads at an event on May 13 at the Wisconsin Union. The ceremony will be streamed online for anyone who can’t make it to the celebration.
APIDA Heritage Month Speaker: An Evening with Thuy
The Los Angeles–based artist has released several records and modern R&B styling amassing over 50 million streams worldwide.
Watch: UW junior Dawry Ruiz learns he won the Truman Scholarship
UW–Madison junior Dawry Ruiz was surprised by university leadership last week with the news that he had been awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship.
First Wave junior Dawry Ruiz named 2022 Truman Scholar
Art inspired and empowered Dawry Ruiz as a teenager. Now he hopes to spread its motivating force to other young people.