Each summer, UW-Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) teams up with Urban Word NYC to offer educators and community leaders a week-long program to learn the best practices in hip hop and spoken word pedagogy. The Institute brings together the leading educators, professors, emcees and activists utilizing the media of spoken word, hip hop, and urban arts as relevant, dynamic and necessary educational
The History of Modern Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop is more than just music or dancing: it is a Culture, a way of life. Hip-Hop is an art form that began on the street corners and in the underground clubs of New York …
Hip Hop in the Heartland Training Institute is July 5-11
The 11th Annual Hip Hop in the Heartland Educator and Community Leader Training will be held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus July 5-11. Each summer, UW-Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) teams up …
Institute aims to help researchers target health disparities
Twenty-five scholars from across the country are visiting campus the week of June 13 for the 7th annual Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI), an intensive week-long “research boot camp” for investigators, particularly from underrepresented communities, …
Update: Cultural competency program takes shape
Students, staff and faculty are working this summer to develop a program called “Our Wisconsin” aimed at increasing knowledge about cultural differences and promoting community among incoming students. The new training was announced by Chancellor …
DIP Update: April, 2016
DIP Updates: April, 2016
1. DoIT has been contracted to build the database.
2. The information from the “Listening and Feedback Sessions” is being synthesize
a. Next Steps:
DIP Update: February, 2016
Listening and Feedback Sessions were held on February 10th, February 10th, February 12th, February 15th, February 16th, February 19th to solicit your input and insights into the functions, needs, and design you feel the database …
Muslim student: Graduation chance to combat divisive, anti-Islam rhetoric
As students and their families filled more than 30 round tables festooned with centerpieces of miniature mortar boards and covered by tablecloths wishing graduates well, 17-year-old Yumna Junaid took a seat at one and thought …
A Celebration in Honor of Norma Saldivar
A celebration in honor of Norma Saldivar, outgoing Executive Director of the UW-Madison Arts Institute, will be on Thursday, June 16, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reading Room of the University Club,m 803 State Street. …
New Roles & Faces in the MSC and Division of Student Life
The MSC is excited, but sad, to announce that Dr. Joshua Moon Johnson will be moving to the Division of Student Life to serve as the Special Assistant to the Vice Provost of Student Life …
Remembering Poet and Activist Daniel Kunene
Madison, Wisconsin, and the world have lost a great voice for peace and justice. Poet and activist Daniel Kunene died this past week at the age of 93. Kunene was a professor emeritus in the …
DDEEA honors inaugural Outstanding Alumni of Color recipients
More than 250 UW-Madison graduates were recognized for completing degrees along with honoring Outstanding Alumni of Color Ray Allen (’73) and Carlton Highsmith (’73) at the third annual celebration on Friday, May 13 in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Hosted by …
CeO Scholar wins distinguished Meyerhoff Award
Congratulations to CeO Scholar Jesus Galvan, winner of a Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards for Leadership, Service and Scholarship. The Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards for Leadership, Service and Scholarship recognize students who have made outstanding leadership …
UPDATE: A LOOK AT THE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE CAMPUS CLIMATE
In March, Chancellor Blank challenged the campus community to think broadly and creatively about ways to make UW-Madison more welcoming to all. In response, faculty, staff and students submitted more than 100 proposals – among …
Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement to Honor Spring Graduates
Nearly 280 graduating college seniors will celebrate the successful completion of their undergraduate careers at UW-Madison on Friday, May 13 at 5 p.m. in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Hosted by the Office of the Vice …
The Black Voice interview
Students from the website The Black Voice recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “It’s been a difficult semester and I know its been a difficult semester for a lot of folks,” she …
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Study Jam at the Multicultural Student Center
Good Morning, Take a study break with the MSC. Snacks and positive energy all week long. Wishing you the best of luck! Monday, 5/9: 5-10pm Tuesday, 5/10: 3-10pm Wednesday, 5/11: 5-9pm Thursday, 5/12: 12-8pm
County Office of Equity and Inclusion Named for Longtime Public Servant Tamara Grigsby (MSW, ’00)
The Dane County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the renaming of the County’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, just opened this year, in honor of its first director, Tamara Grigsby. Grigsby died in March at …
Associated Students of Madison Student Council elects new leadership
Associated Students of Madison representatives elected the body’s 2016-17 leadership positions Sunday after dozens of short speeches and endorsements. It is believed many members were backed by the Blind Side Slate, a group of representatives …