We have written several messages about this topic in the past. Today, we will be as simple and direct as we can be. On Wednesday, there was another incident of bias on our campus. During …
Artists to “Perform the Word” at 10th Annual Line Breaks Festival March 11-13
This year marks a decade for the Line Breaks Festival, the largest Hip Hop theater festival in the Midwest, which will be presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) …
Challenges of Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education
Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: 198 Education Building Address: 1000 Bascom Mall Join us for a discussion with Jacob Gross, University of Louisville, examining the challenges of former foster youth in postsecondary …
Computer science program aims to make technology open to all
Wisconsin Emerging Scholars-Computer Sciences (WES-CS) provides a challenging, collaborative environment that helps recruit a broader cross section of UW students to the field of computer science.
Internship Announcement: Work for GLIFWC as a Digitization Project Intern
POSITION: Digitization Project Internship CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Internship position will be 40 hours/week for 8 – 10 weeks during the summer of 2016. The intern will report to the GLIFWC Records Management Specialist and the …
Interrupting Racism: Organizing for Racial Justice
The workshop Interrupting Racism: Organizing for Racial Justice, will be held Thursday, March 10 at 6 pm, MSC Classroom. Hear from panelists about current issues and organized interruptions to structural racism, and learn more about UW …
Deeper Diversity: The Path of the Bridge-Builder in Racial Justice
Deeper Diversity: The Path of the Bridge-Builder in Racial Justice will be Thursday, March 3 at 7 pm, MSC Lounge. Author and educator Shakil Choudhury will discuss the role of bridge-building in racial justice in the …
Get ready with an Internship Workshop
Secure an Internship! Monday, March 7 at 6 pm, MSC Classroom Jumpstart your internship search with a workshop and Q&A with the College of Letters and Science Career Services, the International Internship Program, and Multicultural …
‘Moving Forward’ turns talk toward action on race, climate
Diversity is a top institutional priority for the University of Wisconsin—Madison for many reasons: giving the university a competitive advantage to attract the best faculty and students, providing a richer education, developing students’ ability to …
Sellery Hall incident prompts response to anti-Semitism
Campus leaders condemned the act and said it goes against the values of the university community.
‘Moving Forward’ turns talk toward action on race, climate
Students, faculty and staff took part in “Moving Forward: Conversations on Racial and Ethnic Diversity,” a campus-wide forum on Feb. 24.
Annual Faculty of Color Reception is Feb. 25
The tradition of welcoming and honoring faculty of color at UW–Madison will continue on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Annual Faculty of Color Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the …
Moving Forward: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity
Join students, faculty members, and staff members in a campus-wide conversation about racial and ethnic diversity at UW-Madison on Wednesday, February 24 from 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. in Gordon Commons. This event aims to provide …
Unpacking Beyoncé’s Formation: Nurse as Social Justice Educator
Did you watch the Super Bowl? See Beyoncé’s Formation music video? Please join the School of Nursing in a critical conversation on the issues and concepts addressed in Beyoncé’s Formation. We will look at the …
Reception to recognize and welcome faculty of color
The event will honor the 16 recently promoted faculty of color and welcome 18 new faculty of color to campus.
Statement on Sellery Hall incident
A message from Lori Berquam, Vice Provost and Dean of Students; Joshua Johnson, Director, Multicultural Student Center; Jeff Novak, Director, University Housing; Patrick Sims, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer
Q&A: “Moving Forward” organizers encourage attendees to find out how they can take action
Students have taken an active role in planning the discussion on the progress made through the past year.
Activist, public theologian, writer & speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam to keynote Black History Month
This year’s keynote speaker will be activist, public theologian, writer and speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam. The founder and publisher of Urban Cusp and a former Washington Post columnist will speak on “The Role of the Black …
CLS Weekly community workshop luncheons
Community Gatherings are weekly workshop luncheons where CLS students have the opportunity to engage in lively discussions about academic life, learn about resources available to them on the UW-Madison campus, and build a strong sense …
Remembering a trailblazing chef: Carson Gulley
Carson Gulley (June 9, 1897 – November 2, 1962) was Madison’s most famous chef. One of ten children born on an Arkansas farm, he completed high school in two years despite a heavy load of …