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 …
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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 …
WAA recognizes the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Allan Chi Yun Wong MS’73 Allan Chi Yun Wong is the founder, chair, and group CEO of the Hong Kong–based company VTech, one of the top 50 electronics manufacturers globally, with more than $1.8 billion …
Udall Native American Congressional Internship application due Jan. 31, 2019
The Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship program offers a unique opportunity to gain professional leadership experience in Washington, D.C. The fully-funded, ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., offers distinctive opportunities for Native American and …
Summit: The Impact of the Intersectionality of Gender, Race and Class on Academic Medicine
Aaron Perry is changing how his community perceives and experiences health
Aaron Perry and the Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association (RLWA) kicked off their new Community Collaboration Grant: Black Men’s Wellness Sustainable Initiative, a four-year strategy that aims to reduce health disparities that adversely affect black men and boys …
First Wave scholar Jamie Dawson urges graduates to ‘recognize our limitless possibilities’
When the UW–Madison graduating senior class selected Jamie Dawson to deliver the student address at the 2018 Winter Commencement Ceremony, she promised to be very intentional with her platform. “This will not be a squandered …
New Cohort of Outstanding Women of Color Announced, Reception is March 5
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Award Reception honors women of color who are deeply rooted in both the campus and the Madison community through their work toward social justice, service, research and …
Center for Educational Opportunity celebrates 25 years of championing academic excellence
Students, families, alumni, staff and supporters of the Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO) gathered in the Memorial Union on Friday, Dec. 7, to celebrate the center’s 25th anniversary on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and the accomplishments …
2018 UW-Madison Winter Commencement to Take Place on Sunday
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will award degrees to about 3,320 undergraduate, graduate and professional students this semester, with just over 1,000 of them expected to take part in winter commencement. The ceremony will be at …
American Indian Studies Lecture: ‘Indeterminant Natures: Ice, Race & Indegeneity in Alaska & the Arctic’
Wunk Sheek and MECHA co-host international dance workshop
Wunk Sheek presents Native Storytelling
Native American Center Distinguished Lecture: Navigating the Health of Our Elders with Blythe Winchester, M.D.
Mercile Lee’s founding role in prominent scholarships honored
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will solidify the legacy of the late Mercile J. Lee by incorporating her name into the two life-changing scholarship initiatives she established and directed for decades. Lee, who retired in 2013 …