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Announcing the UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards honorees for 2018-19
The Outstanding Women of Color Awards honor women of color who are deeply rooted in the campus and the Madison community through their work for social justice, service, research and community building. In a campus …
Leadership Summit coming Oct. 18-19 to Ho-Chunk Convention Center
Madison365 and The Ho-Chunk Nation invite you to join Wisconsin’s most influential leaders of color in business, government, education and the nonprofit sector for two days of discussion, networking, professional development and planning for the …
Greetings from Deputy Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims
Dear Friends, It’s that time of year again, when fall is upon us and the leaves start to change and the excitement of campus in full mode takes over. We’re inviting you to share that …
MECHA Presents: Reel Resistance Film Screenings & Discussion
This week MECHA, would like to invites the campus to a 3-day event called “Reel Resistance” where we will focus on a wide variety of documentary films, which focus primarily on the effects of neoliberalism and …
Diversity Forum 2018 Schedule
Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1, for the 18th annual UW–Madison Diversity Forum: Beyond the Numbers – Relationships, Retention and Reality from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall in …
UW–Madison joins in Big Ten Voting Challenge
UW-Madison is joining the other Big Ten institutions in a new competition to promote civic engagement: the Big Ten Voting Challenge. Chancellor Rebecca M. Blank, along with her fellow Big Ten chancellors and presidents, announced …
Improving Native Health Very Important to UW Medical School Grad Headed to Seattle for Residency
Becoming a doctor isn’t easy. Not only do prospective students have to endure a grueling and difficult education process, but also they have to work tirelessly during residency. Knowing that, Alex Kivimaki still pursued the …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria: Mutual trust and respect key to Wisconsin Idea
By Dr. Dipesh Navsaria As I write this, I am on my 12th year of an annual visit to the Tribal Health Center of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin with a team of …
New User-Friendly DIP Updates
We’ve made a few changes to DIP! With the new updates, you now have the ability to copy existing initiatives (initiative type, department, tags, target population, etc.), so it’s much easier to input information for …
FIRST PERSON: Alnisa Allgood
When Alnisa Allgood moved to Madison in 1991, she didn’t have much of a plan. She had studied chemical engineering at Penn State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, expecting to serve. But then …
DIP Raffle Winner- Lori Egan
Congratulations to Lori Egan! Lori submitted an initiative regarding the WUD Alternative Breaks program. The Alternative Breaks program provides students access to various volunteering opportunities, service trips, and the chance to serve in a diverse …
Don’t miss the Oct. 11 Wisconsin Science Festival: Essential Topics Series For Campus Inventors, Entrepreneurs & Innovators
REGISTER TODAY: 2018 UW-Madison Multicultural Homecoming Concert
Did you know that a UW-Madison alum taught today’s top performers to dance? Frank Gatson (’80), who danced in Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ video, has choreographed and directed videos and performances for Usher, EnVogue, Destiny’s Child, …
SPECIAL INVITATION: UW-Madison Faculty & Staff Homecoming Breakfast
Elementary and middle-school-aged girls show off their Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills
The room is full of fourth-to-sixth-grade girls talking, laughing and programming on laptops. The big day is just around the corner, and they are putting the finishing touches on the projects they have worked on …
Friday night lock-in: Red Gym After Hours
JVN Day 2018: Showin’ Out Premiere of WPT First Wave Documentary ‘Hip Hop U’
Join us for a first look at the new documentary, Hip-Hop U: The First Wave Scholars, a film exploring the innovative work of students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison First Wave program – coming to …
Diversity/Equity Lunch and Learns – register today!
Welcome back to an exciting school year. I wanted to share the health sciences diversity/equity lunch and learn line up for this fall. We are excited to be partnering with the School of Pharmacy, School …
Amazing summer internships: 7 students tell what they did, what they learned, and what they’ll never forget
September 12, 2018 By Doug Erickson Each summer, hundreds of UW–Madison students spread out across the globe for internships. They gain vital job skills — that’s a given. They also explore new cities, discover foreign cultures, and …