As assistant dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education, Aaron Bird Bear MS’10 fills a lot of roles: recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented communities, overseeing the summer College Access Program, and …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner– Sa Seng Xiong
Congrats to Sa Seng Xiong on winning the weekly Diversity Inventory Project raffle with their initiative about the College Access Program. CAPS is a summer readiness program geared towards youth from underrepresented backgrounds to help …
Social justice organizer and soul food chef Devon Hamilton is grillin’ for the people
Folks who come by Devon Hamilton’s house are going to get fed, in more ways than one. Hamilton (@grillin4thepeople on Instagram) likes to host big, open cookouts with no agenda other than a chance for folks …
DIP Reporting Period for Fiscal 2017 Closes June 30
Greetings Campus Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that the DIP reporting period will be closing in 2 weeks on June 30th. If you have not done so already, please take this opportunity to input …
OPINION: Creating safe spaces for LGBTQ people of color
Written by Patrick Farabaugh “Why do they have to talk about that here?” “That” was referring to the Black Lives Matter movement, and “they” referred to GSAFE, an organization that advocates for inclusive and safe schools. …
Madison’s First-Ever LunART Festival Will Showcase 40 International Women Artists, including First Wave Alumna Zhalarina H. Sanders
The first-ever LunART Festival will be held in Madison on June 28-30, with the mission to support, inspire, promote, and celebrate women in the arts through public performances, exhibitions, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The …
Neshkoro, Wisconsin, native is featured in a J.Crew ad campaign celebrating LGBTQ Pride month
A younger Sam Broekema had no idea he’d someday be living in New York City, working for InStyle magazine and getting married to the man he loves. Broekema grew up in Neshkoro, Wisconsin, a town …
Hmong, Queer, Woman: UW Alum Lives in the Intersections
For many people the American Dream is a goal. A goal that means a better life, freedom, or safety. It means a chance to rebuild and remake. Doua Kha is a Hmong American woman and …
Tibet Native, West Alum Opens Pottery Studio on Monroe Street
As one of the world’s oldest art forms, pottery has proven to be an invention that can preserve the history of our ancestors and build community. The Dongzhu Pottery Studio at 1925 Monroe Street aims …
“Conversations About Racism in Queer Communities” Raising Awareness, Starting Important Conversations
Racism exists in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, just as it does most everywhere else. It’s not an easy thing to talk about … so people often don’t. But for a little over …
DIP Raffle Give Away Winner! Congrats Thomas Browne!
Congratulations to Thomas Browne for being the weeks Diversity Inventory Project Raffle winner! Thomas submitted their initiative regarding the CALS, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lunch and Learn lectures. There students and employees are …
Ijeoma Oluo at Madison Public Library Central By Madison365 staff –
“Ijeoma Oluo at Madison Public Library Central” will take place Wednesday, June 20, 7-8:30 p.m. at Madison Public Library, 201 W Mifflin St. A Room of One’s Own will be on hand with copies …
Instructors can apply now for next cohort of The Discussion Project
The Discussion Project is a professional development program for faculty and teaching staff designed to improve classroom discussion and supports our university-wide effort to become a more inclusive campus. The program will meet for two full days prior …
OPINION: White Liberal Cognitive Dissonance Epidemic Prevalent at UW
I did not expect to sit through a white man crooning about Syrian children longing to be held in his arms at my college commencement ceremony. But I did graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …
Hip Hop in the Heartland Summer Institute Coming July 9-12
Japanese language professor retires, leaving a lasting legacy
Since joining UW–Madison in 1976, Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin has become a pioneer in the field of Japanese language and linguistics, making UW–Madison a flagship university for the next generation of Japanese language educators. McGloin is retiring this …
#Serve2Unite: Son of Sikh Murdered in Oak Creek Teams Up With Former White Supremacist to Preach Forgiveness
Pardeep Kaleka was irritated when his daughter forgot her notebook. On their way to the Sikh temple on a beautiful Sunday morning, the former police officer was upset that he had to waste time and …
Archives to digitize long-running LGBTQ+ TV series “Nothing to Hide”
The UW-Madison Archives will use a $12,000 grant from the Evjue Foundation to fully digitize 650 unique and at-risk videotapes in the Nothing to Hide Archive. Created by David Runyon in 1981, “Nothing to Hide” was a …
Gallery of 2018 Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement Graduates