Join us for a series of virtual events that will bring together leading educators, professors, emcees, and activists. These experts utilize the media of spoken word, hip hop, and urban arts as relevant, dynamic, and necessary educational tools to engage students across multi-disciplinary curricula.
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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.
Documentary Featuring DDEEA Author Shawn Peters’ Book Previews Online Dec. 29
Documentary exploring dramatic Wisconsin vs Amish case screens for Wisconsin Humanities online preview Dec. 29 Part two in the two-part series. Available at https://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm. The Amish Incident: Wisconsin vs Yoder, a new documentary produced by award-winning and …
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 …
Leadership In the New Economy: Badgers In Action
Presented as part of the 2020 Multicultural Homecoming, this year’s Leadership in the New Economy (LINE) event, BADGERS IN ACTION, focused on voter education with an emphasis on people of color. The virtual event focused …
IndiVisable: African-Native American Lives In the Americas
The Black Cultural Center Art Gallery this semester is being brought to you virtually! Our featured gallery this month comes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian—IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. …
World AIDS Day 2020: Join the December 1-7 Virtual Community Week
Join UW-Health for World AIDS Week 2020. Each day, they’ll feature a different virtual activity, including: Tuesday, Dec. 1st, all day: UW Health Instagram takeover with World AIDS Day and HIV related content. Videos from community members …
Keep Your ACTS Together with Wellness Week
It is important to also check on your physical wellbeing! Here are some information and resources that ACTS hope you will find useful. Wellness Week: Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise Physical activity and exercise …
November is Native November
November is Native American Heritage Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the rich and diverse culture, history, and contributions of Native people. Holding its’ origin with a weeklong celebration during November 23–30, 1986, a proclamation …
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 …
Grant helps UW-Madison Computer Sciences provide research opportunities to underrepresented students
Computer Sciences professors Jelena Diakonikolas and Shivaram Venkataraman have been awarded a grant from Google to encourage underrepresented students to pursue CS research and apply to graduate programs.
Black Arts Matter Festival
Don’t misss the second and third sessions of the Black Arts Matter Festival on Nov. 12 and 19. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the …
Major survey of Wisconsin’s trans and non-binary residents finds high levels of discrimination in work, school, and public settings
While the U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down a major victory for LGBTQ+ employment rights, the most extensive survey ever conducted of the state’s transgender and non-binary community shows Wisconsin has a long way to …
UW–Madison graduation, retention rates reach new highs
Nearly 90 percent of UW–Madison undergraduates are completing their degrees within six years, setting a record for the institution and substantially exceeding other major public research universities. According to the latest data from the university’s Office …
Monday, October 12 is Indigenous Peoples Day
One year ago, Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #50 declaring the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin. The order was the culmination of three years of advocacy on the part of students at Indian Community …
Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) It’s Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin. Last year Governor Tony Evers declared the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin. The day is federally recognized as Columbus …
Campus Climate Progress Report – Fall 2020
Now is the time to come together around our mutual resolve to make this campus and this world safe for all. Together, we have the power to heal, the power to work for justice, and the power to make meaningful change.
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, …
VIRTUAL EVENTS WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE MICHELE BYRD-MCPHEE AND GUEST ARTISTS
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts (presenter) fall 2020 interdisciplinary artist, Michele Byrd-McPhee is having a series of virtual events this fall as part of her residency. Michele Byrd-McPhee is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer, curator and director …
Early On-Campus Voting and New Option for Student Voter I.D.
Students, check your I.D. You’re ready to vote if you have one of these forms of photo I.D.: a valid Wisconsin driver’s license, Wisconsin state I.D., U.S. passport, U.S. Uniformed Services card, Veterans Affairs I.D., …