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 …
What’s in a Name? Charles Van Hise and the history of eugenics at UW–Madison
The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (CDAI) held a discussion with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with the history of eugenics support at UW–madison on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Union South.
How Community TIES program builds support networks for people with disabilities
Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) opened in 1986 as a branch of the Waisman Center with the mission to address the behavioral, psychological, and emotional needs of individuals with disabilities using therapeutic approaches that assure continued participation in supported society.
GSCC to host name and gender change webinar
The UW–Madison Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) will host a webinar on Dec. 8 featuring a staff attorney from Legal Action of Wisconsin to go over the process for changing a person’s legal name and gender markers in Wisconsin.
UW doctoral candidate Quanda Johnson explores Black beingness in new art exhibit
“Trauerspiel: Subject into Nonbeing” is Johnson’s new art exhibit at the School of Education Art Gallery, which interrogates three means of Black trauma: the white gaze, mob or vigilante violence, and violence within some “safe” Black spaces, such as the home.
From scholar to advisor, alum Anisa Yudawanti shares impact of Morgridge and PEOPLE program
Anisa Yudawanti, who graduated in 2019, started working as an advisor with the UW–Madison PEOPLE program this fall. Her roots as an advisor stretch back to her time at the Morgridge Center.
New Pan Asian Veterinary Medicine Scholarship aims to increase and support diversity in veterinary medicine
The $1,000 scholarhip recognizes one recipient annually who represents “strong interest and commitment to veterinary medicine,” he says. Preference is given to applicants who are members of the Association of Asian Veterinary Medical Professionals (AAVMP) of UW–Madison and demonstrate commitment to or interest in one or more Pan-Asian countries and cultures.
UW–Madison initiative fills gaps in learning about Indigenous cultures
The class is part of the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology’s “EcoWell” initiative. The initiative provides grants and awards for research projects, conference fees to support Indigenous students and staff, and opportunities to collaborate with other departments.
Meet Carolee Dodge Francis, the first Native woman to chair a department at UW–Madison
For the last 30 years, Carolee Dodge Francis has held influential roles in public health and health education in Native American communities and higher education. Now she is adding another first to her career as the first Native woman to chair a department on the UW–Madison campus.
Q&A: UW–Madison’s Emmett Lockwood is breaking barriers in the pool
Emmett Lockwood, 19, is the first openly transgender athlete on the University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s water polo team and proud of it. But it hasn’t been an easy journey.
Partnership benefits Native children and families and provides a memorable learning experience for students
HASA student group to host campus Hmong New Year celebration
Come and join HASA and celebrate together the festivities of Hmong culture and history as the new year arrives.
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors lives lost
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually on Nov. 20. It is a day to mourn, honor, and remember the transgender people who were murdered because of their gender identity or expression.
Staff survey shows employee satisfaction, with opportunities for improvement
Seventy-seven percent of University of Wisconsin–Madison staff feel “very often” or “extremely often” welcomed in their workplace, according to a staff climate survey.
Task force submits ideas for improving campus climate based on student survey results
In its report, the Campus Climate Survey Task Force offers dozens of varied recommendations that fall into six broad categories.
Photos: Students braid corn in Oneida tradition
Students were taught how to braid corn in the traditional Oneida way during an event presented by Wunk Sheek, a UW–Madison Native American student organization, and held at the Indigenous Student Center on Nov. 14. …
Material objects tell stories – we just have to listen
Keynote speaker Tiya Miles discussed her book “All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake,” a poignant story of resilience and of love passed down through generations of women against steep odds.
‘Getting our students to graduation is showing that love’: Marla Delgado-Guerrero takes reins of UW Posse program
Dr. Marla Delgado-Guerrero describes herself as a product of mentorship, and with her new role as the head of the UW-Madison Posse program, she aims to allow more students to have access to the support that she did.
LaVar Charleston: Welcome to the 2022 Diversity Forum
UW–Madison Chief Diversity Officer Dr. LaVar J. Charleston welcomes attendees to the hybrid 2022 Diversity Forum on Nov. 14 & 15.