The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the 12 Native Nations in Wisconsin met May 10 for a day of discussion about new and ongoing partnerships to improve health services, preserve the environment, develop local economies, strengthen …
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Apply now for the Competitive Advantage: The Consortium Undergraduate Program
The 2019 application is now open for Competitive Advantage: The Consortium Undergraduate Program. If enough UW-Madison students apply, the School of Business may arrange for transportation to/from the conference outside Chicago. The online mobile-friendly application can …
Photos: Meet the DDEEA graduating class of 2019
The Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement held its annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the Memorial Union. The event was a chance for family, friends and university staff to …
Meet 2019 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Kashoua Kristy Yang JD’09
UW Major: Law Age: 38 | Milwaukee Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Kashoua Kristy Yang’s 2017 election to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court made historic headlines: she’s the nation’s first Hmong American judge elected without appointment and the first …
First female valedictorian became renowned suffragist
Like many young people away at college, Clara Bewick sought to reassure her family that she was doing just fine. “Let me say, for the 50th time, do not, under any circumstances, worry about me,” …
OLSTAD SELECTED AS DEAN OF STUDENTS
Christina Olstad has been named dean of students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Olstad currently serves as interim assistant vice president for student affairs, housing and residence life at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, outside …
Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp Scholarship Director Gloria Hawkins to retire
After 41 years on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and 34 years of continuous service, Dr. Gloria Hawkins, assistant vice provost in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement and director of the Mercile …
Journalist Jenni Monet on The Crisis in Covering Indian Country
Jenni Monet is an award-winning journalist who writes about Indigenous rights and injustice for such publications as The LA Times, The Guardian, the Center for Investigative Reporting, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, and others. She is currently …
Second cohort of UW–Madison Diversity Liaisons announced
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been selected to make up the second cohort of Diversity Liaisons to participate in the provost’s Diversity Liaison Project. The Diversity Liaison Project provides a hands-on approach to …
STATE REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS IMPACTS OF WISCONSIN BUDGET ON UW STUDENTS
Chris Taylor, Shelia Stubbs talk transportation, campus renovations, housing, university funding REINA WERTH/The Badger Herald by REINA WERTH State Representatives Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, held a state budget talk tailored to University of …
Meet 2019 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Lavar Charleston MS’07, PHD’10
In the international movement to create college opportunity for all, LaVar Charleston is making waves of change. Colleges and universities at home and abroad look to him for his voice and award-winning scholarship exploring how …
‘Take Back the Night’ marchers protest sexual violence on, off campus
Despite the rainy weather, students and community members gathered at Library Mall to join the Take Back the Night march demanding the end to sexual assault both on campus and in the Madison community. Organized …
UW Law School Launches First Endowed Chair Named for African American Professor
The University of Wisconsin Law School has announced the creation of an endowed faculty chair in honor of the late Professor James E. Jones Jr. This is UW-Madison’s first fully funded chair named for an African …
Women in Leadership Center Stage: Standing Out & Speaking Up
More than 400 participants attended this year’s 7th Annual Women in Leadership Symposium hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement on March 27. In partnership with the National Diversity Council, the half-day …
DIP Raffle Winner-Caitlin Scott
Congratulations to our new raffle winner Caitlin Scott! Caitlin submitted an initiative called the Health Equity Leadership Institute or HELI. HELI’s mission is to support and advance the career development of underrepresented minority investigators that are …
Join Us for Let’s Play Day on the Library Mall, Thursday, April 25
Join us for the second annual Let’s Play Day for students happening this Thursday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Library Mall Fountain. As the semester nears an end, this event …
Sherri Ann Charleston named among best in the nation by ‘Diverse Issues in Higher Education’ Magazine
Dr. Sherri Ann Charleston Assistant Vice Provost & Affirmative Action Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison In her administrative role in the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, Charleston assists senior leadership in achieving strategic diversity recruitment and retention goals and supervises …
UW-Madison student to use prestigious Truman Scholarship to further research on arts education access
By Doug Erickson Shiloah Coley attributes her strong work ethic to her Afro-Caribbean family. Her Grandma Wanna, she says, stressed that any task, from homework to making the bed, was worth doing well or not at …
Samuel Ropa: How the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry is bringing inclusive interfaith dialogue to Madison
Last Sunday afternoon, Ulrich Rosenhagen stood in front of a motley arrangement of students, community members, and spiritual leaders insisting that, while the path toward interfaith understanding can be fraught with pitfalls — that we …
Apply today for Precollege Opportunity to earn UW-Madison credit
The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) is announcing the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), a new For-Credit Precollege opportunity that combines a university credit-based course with three weeks of residential programming on the University of …