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 …
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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 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 …
Posse salutes a record 27 scholars at Fall Awards Banquet
For Interim Vice Provost Patrick J. Sims and other guests, Tuesday night was spent with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Posse Patron Wade Fetzer, Posse Wisconsin Director Albert Muniz and Assistant Director Ida Balderrama-Trudell celebrating a record-setting …
Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival
The Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival will be Thursday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall, 201 State Street. The free event is open to the public. Passing …
Great Lakes Higher Education funds initiatives at UW-Madison to diversify STEM fields
Initiatives to improve diversity in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) at UW-Madison will get a multi-million dollar boost from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Despite the rapidly growing number of jobs in STEM fields, fewer than 40 …
Prof. Patty Loew presents Native Biographies in Earth Ethics, Ecology and Tribal Sustainability
Apply now to serve on 2015 Homecoming Committee
The deadline for applications to serve on the student-led 2015 Homecoming Committee is November 1 at 11:59 p.m. Interviews will take place November 4 through November 7. Please see http://www.uwalumni.com/students/homecoming/#committee for more information and share this link. Homecoming …
UW Alumni Winslow Sargeant (Ph.D. ’95) to deliver Multicultural Homecoming keynote address
Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D. ’95, will deliver this year’s Multicultural Homecoming celebration keynote address, “What It Really Means to Bring the Victory Home for Diverse Alumni,” on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the DeLuca Forum …
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 …
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 …
Diversity Forum 2014 in Review
“Pulse 2014: Diversity’s Evolving Paradigm & Practical Approaches” Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 On Monday, Nov. 10, nearly 600 Diversity Forum participants were welcomed by UW-Madison Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf. Then featured keynote speakers and national thought-leader Rebecca …
Eight honored by UW–Madison as Outstanding Women of Color
Eight winners of the 2014-15 UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards will be honored at a free reception on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 5-7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Pyle Center. The honorees …
Researchers Study Role of Cultural Diversity Awareness in Effective Mentoring
The nation needs a more diverse biomedical workforce. To help advance that goal, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will assess whether cultural-diversity training of research mentors makes a positive difference for those they …
Join the discussion on UW-Madison’s Diversity Framework Implementation
The campus community is invited to participate in three sessions that will provide an update on “Forward Together, a Diversity Framework for UW-Madison,” and begin getting input on implementation. After a deliberative process led by …
Activist Kenyon Farrow to speak on racial inequality
Award-winning writer and activist Kenyon Farrow will speak on racial inequality Thursday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. at the UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center (Second Floor of the Red Gym), 716 Langdon Street. He will give …
Native American Artist Wade Fernandez to perform
Wisconsin-born Native American musician and storyteller Wade Fernandez, Wiciwen Apis-Mahwaew, will perform Wednesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. in Morphy Hall, 2330 Humanities Building. Sponsored by the First-Year Interest Groups Program, admission is free. A reception with light refreshments will follow his performance. Fernandez …
Don’t miss Multicultural Homecoming Weekend 2014
This year’s weekend-long Multicultural Homecoming celebration, October 23-26, will be an unprecedented effort to bring together multicultural students and several generations of alumni to reconnect with the campus, renew friendships and create new traditions to share …
Still Relevant?: Race and Racism in Our Lives
On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Institute for Justice Education and Transformation will host a discussion entitled “Still Relevant?: Race and Racism in Our Lives” in the Multicultural Student Center. Participants are asked to register. Recent …
2014 Forum
Each year our staff puts on an amazing symposium for campus faculty and staff members, as well as students. This forum provides an engaging day of speakers, presentations and roundtables at which campus diversity efforts are …