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Ferguson forum: Academics, activists discuss a new movement and its potential for change
How did America get from Jim Crow to Eric Garner, from “I Have a Dream” to #blacklivesmatter? And where do we go from here? Academics and activists wrestled with these and other questions in a …
Creating space for a campus reflection on race
UW-Madison administrators have released statements of support for those who feel affected by the grand jury verdicts in Ferguson and Staten Island and are calling for a broader conversation about race relations and inclusion on campus. Chancellor …
AT&T Announces $35,000 Donation to Support UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program
UW-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) program received a $35,000 donation from AT&T today to support the program’s mission to help underserved students prepare for and successfully complete higher education. PEOPLE is …
Cultural Support Helps Native American Students Stay in College
Upstairs from a dining hall on a snowy evening, four American Indian students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison drum and sing together at a feast for veterans. Drum rituals are an important part …
Engaged Scholarship Roundtable: Narrating Blindness in Wisconsin
The next Bagels and Research presentation is this Friday, December 5, from 9-10 in the Red Gym, Room 154, at the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Our presenter is Annika Konrad, Ph.D. candidate in Composition and Rhetoric in the Department …
Queer Emerging Leaders Program
QUELP (Queer EEmergingLeaders Program) is a program for UW Madison students to learn about their individual and collective identities in the context of community leadership. Join the LGBT Campus Center and grow as a campus …
Madison Mourns Pioneering Law Professor James Jones, Jr. (JD ’56)
James E. Jones Jr., emeritus professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, died peacefully on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Attic Angel Place, following a lengthy illness. He was 90.
How the UW System is Serving Veterans
As of 2013, there were more than 400,000 veterans living in Wisconsin, ‘veteran’ being defined as a former member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard who served on active …
Isthmus Indie Awards 2014: Artist/Muralist Sharon Kilfoy (MA ’80) Celebrates All Facets of Diversity
If you’ve seen a mural in Madison, Sharon Kilfoy probably had a hand in its creation. For the last 10 years, Kilfoy has run the Williamson Street Art Center, which helps local kids and artists …
Nov. 18 Info Session: Earn, Learn & Intern!
Internship experience is a key factor in securing your dream job or graduate school program. Come out to learn how to secure internship opportunities in the U.S. & abroad and receive credit in the process …
November 20 is National Parental Involvement Day
Project Appleseed’s 19th annual celebration will be held on the third Thursday in November, Nov. 20, 2014. National Parent Involvement Day provides a yearly opportunity for schools and families to honor and highlight the powerful …
Business demands drive diversity efforts at Wisconsin School of Business
Diversity is good for business, which makes it an imperative for U.S. business schools, say Wisconsin School of Business administrators. If the business school community does not have a mix of students, faculty and staff that can …
November is Native American Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted …
Professor Emily Auerbach to Receive National Distinguished Service Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE) has named University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emily Auerbach and the late Pennsylvania State University Vice Provost W. Terrell Jones as …
The Nobel Fighter: Putting Malala Yousafzai in Context
WHEN: Thursday, October 30, 1:00-2:30pm WHERE: 6191 Helen C. White Hall Amitabh Pal is managing editor of The Progressive magazine, founded in 1909, and co-editor of the Progressive Media Project, an op-ed service, both based in Madison, …
First Wave Student and Local Talent Standout Record with Run-DMC Legend
Last Saturday was one of those days of local legend: Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels found himself coming to Madison to shoot a video at the Allied Boys & Girls Club for the song the two collaborated on …
Innovation Grant proposal deadline is Nov. 7
November 7 is the next deadline to submit proposals for Innovation Grant funding through the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement. The Grant Funding System is …
Building Familia with a Latin@Youth Group: The Role of Community-Ally/Researcher
The Morgridge Center for Public Service will present its first Bagels and Research: Community-based Research in Action program of the 2014-15 academic year on Friday, October 24th, 9-10am, in the Morgridge Center, Room 154 Red …
Life After Undergrad: Possibilities in Graduate & Professional School
Are you an undergraduate student who is part of CeO, First Wave, Pathways, Posse or PEOPLE? Are you interested in Graduate School, Law School, Medical School or Veterinary School? If so, JOIN US! Life After Undergrad: Possibilities in Graduate & Professional School is a seminar/workshop being held on Wednesday,Oct. 22, at Gordon Dining and Event Center’s Sonata Room from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hear from top professionals involved with …