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Ada Deer: A Lifetime of Firsts
When we think of firsts, we often think of the first person who was successful – in the case of politics, the first to win. But to get to success, there has to be others …
UW-Madison Alum Ada Deer: A Lifetime of Firsts
UW-Madison Named Best Value College
Student Opportunity to Participate in the 21st Annual Undergraduate Symposium
Opportunity for Your Students: 21st Annual Undergraduate Symposium Please encourage undergraduate students in your classes, or working under your direction or mentorship–who are engaged in research, service learning, fine art and performance–to take advantage of …
Poet Danez Smith kicks off UW-Madison Black History Month on Thursday, Jan. 31
Join the Men of Color Support and Process Group
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to meet students and speak on Jan. 31
All are invited to attend this American Indian Studies Co-Sponsored Event. Students are invited to a lunch to meet Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer earlier in the day at the American Indian Student and Cultural Center (215 …
Grand Opening Rescheduled to February 27 for UW–Madison’s PEOPLE Program Milwaukee office
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, known as PEOPLE, is moving staff and opening space at Rufus King Middle School in Milwaukee. The grand opening, which is rescheduled due to weather …
Wisconsin Partnership Program awards grants to narrow health disparities
Thanks to grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, four Madison organizations will kick-start initiatives to improve the wellbeing of people of color in the city. The $50,000 Community Catalyst grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program …
Bird Bear shares UW-Madison’s unique archaeological history with Wisconsin Life
Aaron Bird Bear, who gives unique tours of UW-Madison’s campus, was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Life about his commitment to sharing the land’s full history. Bird Bear is the assistant dean for Student Diversity programs in UW-Madison’s …
Call for Nominations: Wisconsin Without Borders Interdisciplinary Scholarship
The Provost’s Diversity Liaison Project is pleased to call for applications
Program Description Led by the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer (VCPDO) and the Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff (VPFS), The Diversity Liaison Project (DLP) will provide a hands-on approach to offering more opportunities …
Baltazar De Anda Santana Named New Executive Director of the Latino Academy of Workforce Development
The board of directors for the Vera Court Neighborhood Center has announced the hiring of Baltazar De Anda Santana as the Latino Academy of Workforce Development’s new executive director, who was one of the co-founders …
Five questions with Su-Chun Zhang, forger of brain cells
Su-Chun Zhang, a Waisman Center researcher and UW School of Medicine and Public Health professor of neurology and neuroscience, was the first in the world to craft human brain cells from human embryonic stem (ES) …
2019 Ojibwe Winter Games coming to the Shores of Lake Mendota February 1
We’re excited to announce that Wayne Valliere and several students from Lac du Flambeau Public School will be joining us in Madison on Friday, February 1, at 1:00pm to host the 2019 Ojibwe Winter Games @UW-Madison! …
UW-Madison alum Stanford Taylor takes over as state superintendent
Carolyn Stanford Taylor was appointed the new state superintendent of public instruction on Monday after Tony Evers was sworn in as the new governor of Wisconsin. Stanford Taylor, like Evers, is an alum of UW-Madison’s …
Barnes to speak at UW-Madison’s “MLK & Beyond: Manifesting the Dreams of the Movement” celebration
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will be the keynote speaker at UW-Madison’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Jan. 21, in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Barnes is Wisconsin’s first African-American Lt. Governor and the …
Work of UW-Madison’s Hitchcock, Jones featured in ‘Original Warrior’ exhibit at National Veterans Art Museum
The work of UW-Madison’s John Hitchcock and Tom Jones is currently being showcased in the “Original Warrior” exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. Hitchcock is the School of Education’s associate dean for …
Scholarships for Nontraditional Students
Are you a returning adult, single parent, or other nontraditional student who is struggling to cover the costs of your education? Do you have at least one year left in your UW-Madison degree program, or …