The university’s Faculty Senate approved the use of the titles last month, though individual academic departments will decide whether to appoint academic staff to the roles. At a meeting earlier this month, the Faculty Senate …
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UW WOMEN AT 150, PAST AND PRESENT
In 1869, Clara Bewick, Anna Headen, Jane Nagle, Helen Noble, Elizabeth Spencer and Ella Ursula Turner became the first women to receive undergraduate degrees from UW–Madison. This video, played for thousands of 2019 graduates and visitors …
McNair Scholars Program Builds a Bridge to Doctoral Studies
By Kynala Phillips (’19) What does it look like to teach history through movement? Can hip-hop heal? Breanna Taylor x’19 came to UW–Madison in 2016 determined to find out. “I started just jotting down questions …
Endowed Faculty Chair Named for Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco
An endowed faculty chair has been named in honor of the Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco, executive director of Housing Ministries of American Baptists in Wisconsin, a partner of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Community …
New campus organization prepares UW students for music industry
Recent graduate Jake Walczyk started Madison Industry for Madison Students to fill a void plaguing the music scene on campus. He asked himself why this club was needed on campus and what purpose should it …
END-OF-SEMESTER NEWS FROM AROUND CAMPUS
From the Office of Uw-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank Hard to believe we’ve reached the end of another academic year. Commencement was an amazing event. JJ Watt gave one of the best commencement addresses I’ve heard, …
No UW campus requires students to have measles vaccine
Not a single University of Wisconsin campus requires students to receive the measles vaccine, and just one of the 13 campuses requires students to submit immunization records. That means most campuses are unable to say …
New campus organization prepares UW students for music industry
Recent graduate Jake Walczyk started Madison Industry for Madison Students to fill a void plaguing the music scene on campus. He asked himself why this club was needed on campus and what purpose should it …
Dreamers of UW-Madison offer one-time Fall 2019 Scholarship
Dreamers of UW-Madison is extremely happy to announce that our annual scholarship is officially open! Thank you to all our supporters and those who have contributed to the scholarship fund, because of you all we …
Meet 2019 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Kashoua Kristy Yang JD’09
UW Major: Law Age: 38 | Milwaukee Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Kashoua Kristy Yang’s 2017 election to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court made historic headlines: she’s the nation’s first Hmong American judge elected without appointment and the first …
Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp Scholarship Director Gloria Hawkins to retire
After 41 years on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and 34 years of continuous service, Dr. Gloria Hawkins, assistant vice provost in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement and director of the Mercile …
Journalist Jenni Monet on The Crisis in Covering Indian Country
Jenni Monet is an award-winning journalist who writes about Indigenous rights and injustice for such publications as The LA Times, The Guardian, the Center for Investigative Reporting, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, and others. She is currently …
First female valedictorian became renowned suffragist
Like many young people away at college, Clara Bewick sought to reassure her family that she was doing just fine. “Let me say, for the 50th time, do not, under any circumstances, worry about me,” …
Photos: Meet the DDEEA graduating class of 2019
The Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement held its annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the Memorial Union. The event was a chance for family, friends and university staff to …
Apply now for the Competitive Advantage: The Consortium Undergraduate Program
The 2019 application is now open for Competitive Advantage: The Consortium Undergraduate Program. If enough UW-Madison students apply, the School of Business may arrange for transportation to/from the conference outside Chicago. The online mobile-friendly application can …
OLSTAD SELECTED AS DEAN OF STUDENTS
Christina Olstad has been named dean of students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Olstad currently serves as interim assistant vice president for student affairs, housing and residence life at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, outside …
NATIVE NATIONS-UW LEADERSHIP SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS DIRECTIONS FOR PARTNERSHIPS
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the 12 Native Nations in Wisconsin met May 10 for a day of discussion about new and ongoing partnerships to improve health services, preserve the environment, develop local economies, strengthen …
Meet 2019 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Lavar Charleston MS’07, PHD’10
In the international movement to create college opportunity for all, LaVar Charleston is making waves of change. Colleges and universities at home and abroad look to him for his voice and award-winning scholarship exploring how …
Women in Leadership Center Stage: Standing Out & Speaking Up
More than 400 participants attended this year’s 7th Annual Women in Leadership Symposium hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement on March 27. In partnership with the National Diversity Council, the half-day …
UW Law School Launches First Endowed Chair Named for African American Professor
The University of Wisconsin Law School has announced the creation of an endowed faculty chair in honor of the late Professor James E. Jones Jr. This is UW-Madison’s first fully funded chair named for an African …