The 2023 Black History Month theme, “Black Arts: Multiple Mediums, One Story,” celebrates the art created by Black people, whether it’s through performing arts, painting, or quilting.
Miss Ross LIVE! A Conversation with Angelica Ross
Join us for a Black History Month lecture featuring trailblazing star Angelica Ross on Tuesday, February 28, in the Memorial Union.
A Conversation with Tyler James Williams
Join us for the Black History Month keynote event with acclaimed actor Tyler James Williams on February 21 in Union South.
Multicultural Student Center kicks off the spring semester with Comeback Carnival
The Comeback Carnival is the first event of the semester for many student organizations, providing an opportunity to encourage involvement and promote upcoming events.
NameCoach is now available to all staff and students
UW–Madison faculty, staff and students have access to NameCoach, a cloud-based service that allows people to record the proper pronunciation of their name, in their own voice. Thanks to a new expansion, NameCoach is now …
MLK Symposium: How the right mindset can continue MLK’s legacy
Former NCAAP President Benjamin Jealous said he succeeded by presenting the keys on how each of us can unlock our ability to have a maximum impact on the world for the better.
New center will build on work of university’s Public History Project
The new center will be devoted to educating the campus community about the university’s past in ways that will enrich the curriculum, inform administrative decisions and bolster efforts to achieve a more equitable university.
‘re:mancipation’ exhibit opens Feb. 6 at Chazen Museum of Art
MADISON, Wis. – A partially-clothed freedman kneels before an impeccably dressed Abraham Lincoln, who “heroically” breaks the chains of slavery with one outstretched hand while clasping the Emancipation Proclamation in the other. The scene is …
Survey highlights pandemic stressors, finds improving climate for many, but not all, underrepresented faculty
In 2022, a large majority of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty who responded to a confidential survey indicated they feel respected by their colleagues, students and department leaders and are satisfied with their salaries and benefits, …
Applications open to join new International Peer Mentor program
The Global Engagement Team (GET) at International Student Services (ISS) is seeking exceptional student leaders for the new International Peer Mentor program! This program is being developed now and the first group of mentors will …
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these campus-area events
Also known as Chinese New Year, Shōgatsu, Sol, Tết, Losar, and more, the Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays in cultures across East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the global Pan-Asian diaspora.
Welcome back, Badgers! Get ready for the spring semester
Welcome back to campus, Badgers! For new Badgers, welcome to our beautiful campus. We’re so glad you’re here. Instruction for the spring semester begins Tuesday, January 24. To help you get settled back into school …
Teaching Indigenous land dispossession in Wisconsin and beyond
Thanks to new funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an interdisciplinary group of UW–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students will be able to help teach the history of land taken from tribal nations to benefit land-grant universities.
Inside the design process for Wisconsin basketball’s black alternate jerseys
The Badgers have never before worn black as a base color. The subtle messages included in the gold pinstripes that cut through the uniform — the words equality, unity and Wisconsin forward in caps — are designed to speak loudly.
Listen: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 ‘Future of Integration’ speech at UW–Madison
Listen to the words of Dr. King as he addressed a full house at the Stock Pavilion at UW–Madison on Nov. 23, 1965.
MLK Symposium 2023 Communications Toolkit
Social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous will keynote UW–Madison’s 2023 MLK Symposium on Monday, January 23, at the Memorial Union. Jealous has dedicated his life to bringing people together, building diverse coalitions …
Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous to present annual MLK Symposium
Join us in person and online for UW–Madison’s annual MLK Symposium, featuring former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, on Monday, Jan. 23, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union.
UW Language Institute to host free online talk exploring linguistic reparations with Stanford’s Charity Hudley
This current time of pandemics and protests is a visceral and constant reminder that the racial and economic legacies of slavery were not only unresolved but continue to determine the course of our daily lives. …
Carla Vigue named director of tribal relations for UW–Madison
Carla Vigue, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, was most recently director of communications, events and community engagement for the National Council of Urban Indian Health in Washington, D.C.
‘We’re all living hip hop’: UW’s Langston Wilkins explores Hip Hop as assistant professor of folklore and African American Studies
Music’s inclusion in education and higher learning has a long history and spans across places, peoples, and time. One genre of music over the last few decades has seemed to capture mainstream attention and is …