Dr. LaVar J. Charleston spoke with WPR’s Larry Meiller about his job and efforts to promote equity and social justice on campus and the university’s scholarship and service programs designed to increase diversity and foster equity.
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Power couple works to improve climate for marginalized students
Together, Dr. Sherri Charleston and Dr. LaVar J. Charleston work to make organizational, leadership, and cultural changes that transform higher education into a welcoming space for marginalized populations. They collaborate on projects that improve access …
Thirteen Badgers recognized among Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders for 2022
Congratulations to the current and former UW–Madison students and employees who were recognized on Madison365’s annual list of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders.
MLK Symposium – An Evening with Benjamin Jealous
Join us in person and online for UW–Madison’s annual MLK Symposium, featuring former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, on Monday, Jan. 23, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union.
Meet UW alum Marcella Ng, the first Black woman aviator in the US military
Marcella Hayes Ng (’78) became the first Black woman aviator in the military when she completed Army flight training in 1979 and qualified as a helicopter pilot.
UW Hillel offers Jewish students Hanukkah respite during final exams
From braiding challah to nightly lightings of the candles of the menorah, the UW Hillel aims to help Jewish students feel more at home as they celebrate the eight-day Festival of Lights during final exams.
Repatriating the Ancestors: Anthropologists work with tribes to return remains of ancestors and sacred objects
Burial mounds created by Native people can be found throughout Wisconsin. Rolling softly along high points in the landscape and often shaded by ancient bur oak trees, intact burial mounds contain both ancestral remains and …
At 2022 winter commencement, an impressive array of notable graduates
Get to know some of the notable graduates at the 2022 winter commencement, including PEOPLE scholar Olivia Johnson, who will be the flag bearer for the School of Human Ecology.
PhD candidate helps strengthen diversity and amplify international student voices
World-class education, cultural exposure and new experiences are all reasons students choose the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For PhD candidate Omar Dumdum, his reasoning wasn’t as simple as that. Rather than stay in a country facing …
Registration opens for Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference 2023
Abbey Thompson named assistant dean for diversity, inclusion and funding in the Graduate School
Abbey K. Thompson has been appointed Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Funding in the Graduate School beginning December 15. She has been serving as assistant dean in an interim capacity since May 2022. In …
Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium announces 2023 conference keynotes & plenaries
The 2023 consortium — Sustaining Hope: Feminisms, Freedom, and the Future — will be held April 13-15 as a virtual conference.
Posse program alum Jasmia Hamilton launches consulting firm, focuses on inclusion
“For me, DEI isn’t the target—it’s the pathway to justice.”
Information for students seeking answers about plans for the Indigenous Student Center & Mecha house
Levy Hall construction will not involve demolishing either the Mecha house or Indigenous Student Center.
Annual ‘I Have a Dream’ Scholarship Ball supports area scholars in honor of MLK
Women in Focus will host the 37th annual “I Have a Dream” Scholarship Ball and Silent Auction on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Monona Terrace. The annual gala is an elegant evening of dinner and …
Enrollment open for The Discussion Project virtual spring course
Enrollment is open for the Discussion Project Virtual’s spring course, which begins Jan. 27. The course offers instructors resources and strategies to help them foster meaningful class discussion in an online setting. All university instructors …
UW’s Baron Kelly wins award for excellence in undergraduate training in acting
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA).
37th annual ‘I Have a Dream’ Ball and Silent Auction
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial event will be held Jan. 14 at the Monona Terrace. The event supports Women in Focus, whose college scholarship supports students of color in Dane County.
Graphic recordings reveal layers of meaning at Diversity Forum
Among the most popular features of the 2022 Diversity Forum were the live graphic recordings on massive sheets of white paper tucked in the corner of Varsity Hall. The colorful graphic visualizations, hand-drawn by Wisconsin …
Aaron Bird Bear, set to retire, changed the way we understand campus
Shortly after arriving at UW–Madison as a new staff member in 2000, Aaron Bird Bear identified a problem — one, he says, that shocked him. “Aside from the American Indian Studies Program, there was hardly …