Four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been selected to make up the second cohort of Diversity Liaisons to participate in the provost’s Diversity Liaison Project. The Diversity Liaison Project provides a hands-on approach to …
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‘Take Back the Night’ marchers protest sexual violence on, off campus
Despite the rainy weather, students and community members gathered at Library Mall to join the Take Back the Night march demanding the end to sexual assault both on campus and in the Madison community. Organized …
STATE REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS IMPACTS OF WISCONSIN BUDGET ON UW STUDENTS
Chris Taylor, Shelia Stubbs talk transportation, campus renovations, housing, university funding REINA WERTH/The Badger Herald by REINA WERTH State Representatives Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, held a state budget talk tailored to University of …
UW-Madison student to use prestigious Truman Scholarship to further research on arts education access
By Doug Erickson Shiloah Coley attributes her strong work ethic to her Afro-Caribbean family. Her Grandma Wanna, she says, stressed that any task, from homework to making the bed, was worth doing well or not at …
UW student named Newman Civic Fellow, recognized for high school outreach program
UW-Madison student Wendy Hoang was honored into the Newman Civic Fellowship cohort and was recognized for her leadership of a high school outreach program. As a first-generation college student, Wendy Hoang wants to show other …
Sherri Ann Charleston named among best in the nation by ‘Diverse Issues in Higher Education’ Magazine
Dr. Sherri Ann Charleston Assistant Vice Provost & Affirmative Action Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison In her administrative role in the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, Charleston assists senior leadership in achieving strategic diversity recruitment and retention goals and supervises …
Apply today for Precollege Opportunity to earn UW-Madison credit
The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) is announcing the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), a new For-Credit Precollege opportunity that combines a university credit-based course with three weeks of residential programming on the University of …
Join Us for Let’s Play Day on the Library Mall, Thursday, April 25
Join us for the second annual Let’s Play Day for students happening this Thursday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Library Mall Fountain. As the semester nears an end, this event …
DIP Raffle Winner-Caitlin Scott
Congratulations to our new raffle winner Caitlin Scott! Caitlin submitted an initiative called the Health Equity Leadership Institute or HELI. HELI’s mission is to support and advance the career development of underrepresented minority investigators that are …
Samuel Ropa: How the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry is bringing inclusive interfaith dialogue to Madison
Last Sunday afternoon, Ulrich Rosenhagen stood in front of a motley arrangement of students, community members, and spiritual leaders insisting that, while the path toward interfaith understanding can be fraught with pitfalls — that we …
Lt. Governor takes Native American mound tour
By Kynala Phillips On Tuesday, April 9, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes took a Native American Cultural Landscapes tour on UW-Madison’s Campus with Assistant Dean Aaron Bird Bear just hours before the State of the Tribes address …
Native American Studies welcomes Elder in Residence Leland Wigg Ninham
Retired Judge, Leland Wigg-Ninham has been a Tribal Trial/ Appellate Judge and Peacemaker/Mediator since 1999 for the Oneida Judicial System. He also has served as a Pro temp Judge for the Menominee, Red Cliff, Stockbridge Munsee …
DIP Raffle Winner- Paul Livingston
Congratulations to our new DIP raffle winner Paul (Kirby) Livingston! Paul submitted the Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias event as an initiative in DIP. The Recognizing and reducing Implicit Bias even is an interactive talk that introduces …
LGBT Health Summit Focuses on Serving Patients of Color
The School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted the inaugural Wisconsin LGBTQ+ Health Summit on Thursday. “We know that there’s education that needs to be done for LGBTQ populations at large but there’s …
Truman Lowe, acclaimed Ho-Chunk artist and professor emeritus, dies at 75
UW–Madison alumnus and Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe (Wakajah), an internationally acclaimed artist whose works are deeply rooted in his Ho-Chunk heritage, died at his home on March 30. He was 75. “Truman was a quiet …
Nursing pioneer Signe Skott Cooper: From the farm to the battlefield
By Käri Knutson Scrub typhus – also known as tsutsugamushi fever – was the subject. “We can skip this one,” said the instructor in Signe Skott Cooper’s class on communicable diseases. “You’ll never see it.” Little …
Inclusivity campaign asks students to share ‘I am UW’ stories
By Dana Brandt The Daily Cardinal Sitting in a UW-Madison classroom, you are seated next to an English major and a biology major, an international student and someone from Milwaukee, a liberal and a conservative, and …
Demand for UW campus counseling services up 55 percent since 2015
While Counseling Staff Has Increased In Same Period, Officials Say It Hasn’t Kept Pace With Demand By Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio A growing number of students in the University of Wisconsin System say they …
Activists hand out “what’s wrong with Miss Saigon” outside opening night at Overture
Madison365 About 20 Asian Americans and allies, mostly University of Wisconsin faculty and students, handed out about 700 copies of an essay written by Asian American Studies professor Timothy Yu explaining why Asian Americans find the musical …
13th Annual Line Breaks Multidisciplinary Arts Festival is April 3-April 7 in Play Circle
The 13th annual Line Breaks Festival will take place Wednesday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 7th at the Play Circle Theater in Memorial Union, with a variety of performances,lectures and discussions by the Office of …