In efforts to provide new opportunities for sharing information and promoting collaborations, we would like to announce that the DIP Knowledgebase is now available to the campus community. The DIP Knowledgebase will help participants and …
News Archive
College Library director reflects on impact of student protest
When hundreds of students entered College Library in December 2014 for a silent die-in protest, it not only brought the Black Lives Matter movement to the University of Wisconsin campus, it also informed an emerging …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 6
Congratulations to Ahna Skop, the winner of the sixth DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Ahna for submitting an initiative for the STEM Diversity …
June 11 Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C.
The “Equality March for Unity & Pride” is a grassroots movement which will mobilize the diverse LGBTQ+ communities to peacefully and clearly address concerns about the current political landscapes and how it is contributing to …
Jerlando Jackson honored in video for service to My Brother’s Keeper
Jerlando Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who received his doctorate in education from Iowa State in 2000, was recently honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of …
DIP RAFFLE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED: WEEK 5
Congratulations to Jennifer Hekman, the winner of the fifth DIP Pilot Raffle Giveaway, who received a gift bag of items donated by UW Housing. Thank you to Jennifer for submitting an initiative for the Campus …
Outstanding Women of Color Honorees List
Honors List of UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color 2019 Desiree Bates, Computational Chemistry Leader, Chemistry, College of Letters & Science Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, UW Health Chief Diversity Officer, Madison District 5 City Alder Gina Green-Harris, Director, …
First cohort of Native students to graduate from UW-Madison college pipeline program
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student. But the real prize, the acceptance letter to UW-Madison, his dream …
DeShawn McKinney wins Marshall Scholarship
Deshawn McKinney is a man with a plan. Kind of. “My path in college has just been letting the wind carry me wherever it does and I’ll land somewhere,” says the UW-Madison senior majoring in …
Outstanding DDEEA Alumni Achievement News
Dr. Kaylene Fiala, (Chancellor’s Scholar ’15) and (M.D. ’17 UWSMPH) will begin residency in Child Neurology at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., this summer. Dr. Matt Murphy, (Powers-Knapp Scholar ’12) and …
Diversity Division Recognizes its 2017 UW-Madison Graduates
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, the Fourth Annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony for students studying under the umbrella of scholarships and services in the Division of Diversity, Equity and …
Project Aims to Create Engaging, Welcoming Classroom Discussions
An engaging classroom discussion can be a beautiful thing—both a vital part of the learning process and a microcosm of the way we hope democracy functions. Yet a high-quality discussion doesn’t just happen, says UW–Madison …
Project aims to create engaging, inclusive classroom discussions
The Discussion Project, a new professional development opportunity beginning this fall at UW-Madison, addresses that goal. It is intended to help UW faculty and academic staff members both facilitate high-quality classroom discussions and prepare their …
We’re ending the year of diversity achievements on a high note
As the semester ends and we look forward to celebrating 8,000 UW-Madison graduates, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the accomplishments and challenges of the past academic year with respect …
Learning and Living to Build a Better Community Environment
Dantrell Cotton, a Wisconsin Badger and Posse Graduate from the Southside of Chicago, believes in the innate human desire to work cooperatively and live in community. “Let’s learn from each other. Let’s thrive together. And …
Speaker inspires, challenges diversity commitment
“Are you doing this for a talking point or for window dressing?” These words hung in the air as Wisconsin MBA students listened to a recent talk by Angela Russell, director of diversity and inclusion at CUNA …
Campus celebrates grand opening of Black Cultural Center
A full day of events marked the grand opening of UW-Madison’s Black Cultural Center in the Red Gym May 3.
UW-Madison Welcomes New Bias Response and Advocacy Coordinator
Satya Chima, an experienced advocate for students, has joined the UW-Madison Dean of Students Office as bias response and advocacy coordinator. In the newly created position, Chima will assist and support students in reporting and …
Finals Week Study Jam
Vice Provost & CDO Patrick Sims Gives Diversity Update to Faculty Senate
A year after passing a resolution to support cultural competency as part of faculty’s ongoing professional development, the Faculty Senate heard Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims provide an update May 1 on …