Homecoming is when Badgers return to their alma mater to relive college memories — and make new ones! And this year’s Homecoming weekend will be the best ever. Read more about this year’s special alumni guest …
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“Just Bust” is on October 2
The next “Just Bust” will be Friday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m., in the Red Gym. Join First Wave for Madison’s longest running all-ages open mic! Sign up is at 8:30. This month’s feature artist …
Sophomores: Oct. 8 Second Year Conference
Second- Year Conference is Thursday, Oct. 8, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in Varsity Hall of Union South. Join CAE and DDEEA for this year’s Second-Year Conference. The conference will consist of professional development opportunities including …
UW-Madison hosts legendary Cuban musician
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute, the School of Music, and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) within the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement welcome legendary Afro-Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González …
MCOR is Friday, Sept. 4, Welcome Week
MULTICULTURAL ORIENTATION AND RECEPTION (MCOR) SEPTEMBER 4TH/6:30PM Varsity Hall, Union South You’re invited to the largest events for students of color at UW. Featuring live music and dance performances by: African Student Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha …
First Wave Scholar speaks to “Be the Change” theme at UW-Madison Chancellor’s Convocation
About 7,000 students were invited to the Sept. 1 Chancellor’s Convocation welcoming ceremony at the Kohl’s Center on the UW-Madison campus. The students got a lot of pitches along the way: shouts from sorority girls (“Interested …
Helen C. White Library House Party
It’s Party Time! The 7th Annual Helen C. House Party is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, from 8 to 11 p.m. Stop by for an evening of free food, fun, and entertainment! Look for balloon art, …
Tribal Elder to teach Ho-Chunk language class
This semester the American Indian Studies Department will offer a Ho-Chunk language class, thanks to the commitment of Cecil Garvin, a Ho-Chunk elder who has been teaching the language here at UW-Madison for several years. Unfortunately …
UW-Madison hosts 2015 Institute on High Impact Practices & Student Success
More than 250 practitioners in 35 teams from college campuses across the country have converged on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week to participate in the 2015 Institute on High Impact Practices (HIP) and Student …
UW-Madison 2015-16 Outstanding Women of Color Announced
The 2015 Outstanding Women of Color Selection Committee is pleased to announce the seven Outstanding Women of Color for 2015-16: Earlise Ward, Associate Professor, School of Nursing; Faculty, Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI), Institute for …
Awards honor range, quality and diversity of creative arts at UW-Madison
The community dance outreach program Performing Ourselves involves more than 100 low-income girls at seven community centers throughout Madison. When members of the program took the stage at the Fredric March Play Circle on May …
Annual Community Event Celebrates Final Year
Local community leaders unite to spark change and conversation in the Metro Milwaukee area MILWAUKEE, WI — After four years of bringing community members together for a positive cause in Milwaukee, Community Connections prepares for its …
Networking, Free Food & Friendship at Mentoring, Mingling & Mama’s Treats
Please join the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity, the 100 Black Men of Madison and other members of the African-American professional community, local high school students, university students and faculty of the University …
Everett Mitchell receives award for community impact
As director of community relations for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Everett Mitchell often draws upon multiple aspects of his identity — attorney, pastor, community leader — to bridge divides through engagement with people he serves. …
Learn More: Cultivating Inclusive Practice through Dialogue
The UW Voices Campaign and UW-Madison Learning Communities for Institutional Change & Excellence (LCICE) is sponsoring an open house for members of the university community to learn about an important professional development opportunity on Wednesday, …
Learn More: Cultivating Inclusive Practice through Dialogue
The UW Voices Campaign and UW-Madison Learning Communities for Institutional Change & Excellence (LCICE) is sponsoring an open house for members of the university community to learn about an important professional development opportunity on Wednesday, …
UW Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Ends with Closing Banquet of Remembrance
The UW-Madison Closing Reception for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month will be on Wednesday, May 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Main Dining Room of the Pyle Center. The reception, In Remembrance and In Honor …
Call for Nominations: UW-Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards
UW-Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards 2015 NOMINATIONS DUE – Monday, June 1. The UW-Madison Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW-Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and in the Greater Madison community, who …
Patrick Sims named UW-Madison chief diversity officer
Patrick J. Sims, interim vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2013, has been named to the role on a permanent basis. “Patrick has demonstrated outstanding leadership in a critical …
Diversity Division hosts 2nd Annual Graduate Recognition & Reception
Nearly 150 of our graduating college seniors will be recognized for completing their undergraduate careers and other successes at UW-Madison by the Office of the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer on Friday, May 15 …