Jasmine Zapata, MD ’13, MPH ’17 (PG ’16, ’18), believes that the pathway to improving African American birth outcomes begins long before conception, pregnancy or delivery. It begins when girls of color are elementary-school age and …
UW-Madison tackles sexual assault, hazing, alcohol, racial climate in review of Greek life
While some universities across the country have banned or suspended all fraternities and sororities on their campuses, UW-Madison is looking to strengthen its relationship with Greek life. UW-Madison hired a team of national experts to review the university’s ties to its Greek …
Rachel Azanleko-Akouete On A Mission to Eliminate Racial Health Disparities
Nearly all states have significant black/white infant mortality disparities, but Wisconsin has historically been one of the worst. In fact, the United Health Foundation indicated that Wisconsin’s black/white infant mortality rate disparity ratio of 2.9 …
Campus Climate Progress Report – Fall 2019
UW–Madison is committed to creating a welcoming environment that enables all students, faculty and staff to thrive. Individuals and groups from across campus have embraced this challenge and devoted significant time and energy to moving …
Bronze Badger by Ho-Chunk artist Harry Whitehorse to be installed across from Camp Randall
A new Badger is coming to town this August. Across the street from Camp Randall Stadium on Monroe Street, a 10-foot-long bronze statue of a badger — that people will be able to touch and …
Global Scholars expand their perspectives to world horizons
This summer, 19 students from the division’s programs journeyed abroad to experience other cultures, learn languages, explore world history and discover how “foreign” is a relative term. The DDEEA Global Scholars Program has helped more …
PEOPLE celebrates 80 new College Scholars, 157 who’ve completed the Pre-College Program
July 17, 2018 (Madison, Wis.) — One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) continues to increase …
PEOPLE Alumni: Savion Castro (’18) Unanimously Appointed to Madison’s School Board
Savion Castro has been appointed to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board of Education. The appointment of Castro, in addition to the recent election of Board member Ali Muldrow, marks the first time in …
New Street in Darbo-Worthington Neighborhood Will Honor Madison Music Legend Richard Davis
Richard Davis Lane, a new city street in Madison, has been named in honor of the retired UW-Madison music professor of the same name. Davis established himself as a world-renowned bassist, releasing dozens of albums, …
Renowned Educator & Education Expert Gloria Ladson-Billings to Moderate Panel on Race and Trauma in Education
In an announcement from the Wisconsin Leadership Summit, Gloria Ladson-Billings will moderate the panel discussion on Race and Trauma in Education, as well as serving as a panelist on the Women of Excellence panel. Gloria …
Come Get a Taste of the 4th Annual Black Restaurant Week
The Black Restaurant Week Jamboree allows you to sample recipes from participating food carts and caterers before 4th Annual Black Restaurant Week begins. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 9 …
Mentors and panelists needed for New Graduate Student Welcome on August 28
The Graduate School is looking for seasoned graduate students to share their advice and experience with incoming students at the 2019 New Graduate Student Welcome. If you’re available to speak on a grad student panel …
Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER)is searching for an evaluator
The LEAD Center (Learning through Evaluation, Adaptation, and Dissemination) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) seeks a professional evaluator to join our team. Application deadline is extended through August 23rd, 2019. Staff at …
White fragility on display at UW-Madison
There are many lessons to be learned from #TheRealUW: The overwhelming stresses blacks, Latinos and American Indians have to endure just to get to an education, and the mind-numbing racism still evinced by some 18- to 20-year-olds in …
Cora Marrett to lead fall Wisconsin Idea course, public lecture series
Cora Marrett, a distinguished sociologist, former deputy director of the National Science Foundation and UW–Madison alumna, will lead this year’s offering of a university course and public lecture series celebrating the Wisconsin Idea. Inspired by …
First Wave alumna awarded major graduate fellowship
Mackenzie Berry, a recent UW–Madison graduate whose work has explored topics ranging from Muhammad Ali’s influence on hip hop to health-care access in Kentucky, has been awarded a top national fellowship to continue her studies. …
11th Annual Black/Latino Unity Picnic is August 25
The Immigrant Workers Union (IWU) is excited to announce the 11th Annual Black-Latino Unity Picnic on Sunday, Aug. 25, 1-5 p.m. at Penn Park. The event is part of an overall grassroots effort to promote …
Earth Partnership Award Cites Indigenous Arts & Sciences Collaboration Among Wisconsin’s First Nations
Every year, the UW-Madison recognizes exemplary partnerships that embody the Wisconsin Idea of university-community collaboration. This year, Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences was one of seven projects across the entire campus that was selected …
Magic Festival: A PRIDE Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 18
OutReach LGBT Community Center will host OutReach’s Magic Festival: A PRIDE Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 18, 1-6 p.m. at Warner Park, 3110 N. Sherman Ave. OutReach Magic Festival pride event for 2019 will be celebrating …
Uprise Poetry Collective Rising Up Poetically
All eyes on them. Members of the UpRise Poetry Collective will practice for hours to prepare themselves for a massive competition of more than a hundred students from universities across the nation. UpRise is a …