News Archive
Proactive Review to Strenghthen Fraternity and Sorority Life
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will work with students, alumni, campus and community stakeholders and nationally recognized experts in an external review of fraternity and sorority life. The review aims to strengthen these student organizations, which have been …
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on journalism, free time, and the day she won’t forget
Q & A: NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on journalism, free time, and the day she won’t forget February 5, 2019 By Veronica Rueckert Ayesha Rascoe reports on the White House for NPR. She’ll be on campus at the …
Hate: When Ideas are Cloaked in Cutting Words and Deeds
By Patrick J. Sims Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion Like most college campuses, UW–Madison is a microcosm of our society. From our late teens to mid-20s, this is the time when we begin …
2019-2020 McNair Scholars Applications are Due February 15
We are pleased to announce the UW-Madison Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (now part of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement) recruitment for new applicants for the 2019-2020 academic year! Our program …
HMONG STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY FEEL EXCLUDED, UNWELCOME ON CAMPUS, NEW RESEARCH FINDS
All 27 participants reported experiences of bias in Madison by PARKER SCHORR The Badger Herald A student-led research project aimed at uncovering the experiences of Hmong students at the University of Wisconsin found all of its participants …
Diamond named Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education
John Diamond, a sociologist of education, was recently named the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Diamond, who also is a faculty affiliate with the …
Ada Deer: A Lifetime of Firsts
When we think of firsts, we often think of the first person who was successful – in the case of politics, the first to win. But to get to success, there has to be others …
22nd Annual Evening of Storytelling
Join American Indian Studies for the 22nd Annual Evening of Storytelling on Friday, February 1, 2019, from 7:00pm-9: 30pm. This year’s event will feature Storytellers: Jerry Dearly (Lakota), Patricia Ningewance (Ojibwe), and Brian McInnes (Ojibwe). Please also join …
Men of Color Support and Process Group forming
RECRUITING FACULTY TO ADDRESS NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH DISPARITIES
New interdisciplinary team to focus on Native health, environment and community needs. By Jennifer Garrett Photograph by Alex André The University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Nursing, School of Human Ecology, and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are assembling an interdisciplinary …
UW-Madison Alum Ada Deer: A Lifetime of Firsts
Student Opportunity to Participate in the 21st Annual Undergraduate Symposium
Opportunity for Your Students: 21st Annual Undergraduate Symposium Please encourage undergraduate students in your classes, or working under your direction or mentorship–who are engaged in research, service learning, fine art and performance–to take advantage of …
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to meet students and speak on Jan. 31
All are invited to attend this American Indian Studies Co-Sponsored Event. Students are invited to a lunch to meet Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer earlier in the day at the American Indian Student and Cultural Center (215 …
Join the Men of Color Support and Process Group
Poet Danez Smith kicks off UW-Madison Black History Month on Thursday, Jan. 31
UW-Madison Named Best Value College
Call for Nominations: Wisconsin Without Borders Interdisciplinary Scholarship
Grand Opening Rescheduled to February 27 for UW–Madison’s PEOPLE Program Milwaukee office
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, known as PEOPLE, is moving staff and opening space at Rufus King Middle School in Milwaukee. The grand opening, which is rescheduled due to weather …
Bird Bear shares UW-Madison’s unique archaeological history with Wisconsin Life
Aaron Bird Bear, who gives unique tours of UW-Madison’s campus, was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Life about his commitment to sharing the land’s full history. Bird Bear is the assistant dean for Student Diversity programs in UW-Madison’s …