The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute (presenter) welcomes Sheron Wray as the Spring 2018 Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence. Wray’s residency is hosted by the Art Department with co-sponsoring Departments of Art History, Dance, Afro-American Studiesand African Cultural Studies, and the faculty lead is Associate …
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UW-Madison Creative Writing Fellow Wins National Poetry Award
Tiana Clark, a poetry fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute of Creative Writing, is the 2017 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. The University of Pittsburgh Press awarded the honor in recognition of her collection I Can’t Talk about …
Jessika Greendeer Plants Seeds of Healthy Nutrition as Agriculture Division Manager
Jessika Greendeer has taken her passion for horticulture and turned it into a blessing for the Ho-Chunk people. Greendeer is the new Agriculture Division manager for the Ho-Chunk Nation, having started as a limited term …
History in Their Own Words: UW-Madison’s First African American Assistant Coach Lewis Ritcherson
In the years following World War II, African American athletes joined UW teams in larger numbers, and for decades, they were the most visible minority students on campus. But they often faced obstacles and discrimination. …
UW-Madison celebrates Peace Corps’ 57th year with week of festivities
Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad. Image By: Jessie Gallimore By Gianina Dinon | The Daily …
How Does Religion Impact the Student Experience?
The Interfaith Scholars of the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry, together with the Muslim Student Association, the Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics, and UW-Hillel, invite you and your students on Saturday, March 3rd, 7:00 to …
UW-Madison Black History: Alumnus Cleared Hurdles on the Track in Life
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)– George Coleman Poage, a UW-Madison alumni, became the first African American to earn an Olympic medal. Poage was said to be “perhaps the greatest track athlete that was ever developed in this city” …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner: Congrats to Ahna Skop
Congratulations to Ahna Skop for her important work concerning diversity efforts on campus. Ahna is our randomly chosen DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner this week for submitting the initiative about the STEM Diversity Network within the …
UW Press book inspires national framework for teaching about slavery
A framework for teaching middle school and high school students about slavery, developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and launched Feb. 1, was inspired by and based on a book published by the University …
Candidates wanted for DDEEA SPECIAL ASSISTANT/CHIEF OF STAFF at UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently ranked among the top ten public #colleges in the nation by US News and World Report, is looking for a Special Assistant/Chief of Staff for the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer …
Sagashus Levingston: Teaching About The Infamous Mothers of Black History
Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Harriet Tubman. Every year during Black History Month, millions of students and adults alike learn about the respectable, well-known black leaders from America’s past. …
Brushed aside: Students, faculty struggle to define what ethnic studies mean at UW
In the classroom, minority students grapple with requirement clearly designed for white majority
Reminder: American Indian Studies Job Talk & Lunch Thursday
Please join us this Thursday to meet another candidate for the joint faculty position with American Indian Studies and Civil Society and Community Research. Thursday, February 22: Professor Brian McInnes Job Talk: 10 am – 11:00 …
PBS Documentary Features Latinx American Activist Dolores Huerta: Local Screening on March 8
About the Film One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight …
Emeritus Professor and Madison Music Icon James Latimer Surprised With Lifetime Achievement Award
James (Jim) Latimer was teaching a clinic on Sound-Music-Percussion at the Wisconsin Percussive Arts Society’s annual Days of Percussion event Jan. 27 at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee when he began to get a little …
Listening Session on Campus Civility, Hate and Bias on Friday, February 23
As you know, incidents of hate, bullying and other forms of harassment have proliferated on college campuses in recent years. Where once colleges and universities were an enclave of safety and learning, some institutions have …
Congratulations to Alissa Ewer for being the DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner!
Alissa Ewer, a randomly chosen winner of the DIP Raffle, was recognized for her event “Lets Talk: Invitation to Dialogue About Diversity” which took place in the Graduate School. Dialogues like Alissa’s are incredibly important …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner: Carmen Reamer!
Congratulations to Carmen Reamer for her work in Academic Affairs in the Veterinary School! Carmen is promoting mental health awareness in the Veterinary School through her office, reminding our future healers to prioritize the betterment …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner: Cleda Wang!
Congratulations to Cleda Wang, our randomly selected winner! Her work in the Cultural Center for Enrichment has helped promote diversity, implement programming that better serves not only the first year students but the larger campus …
2018 Madison Women in Leadership Symposium: “Blazing Trails”
Agenda 8:00a – 8:30a Breakfast & Networking 8:30a – 8:40a Opening Remarks & Introductions 8:40a – 9:45a Panel Discussion 9:45a – 10:05a Question & Answer Session I 10:05a – 10:20a Break 10:20a – 11:00a Panel …