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Community Debate: Police Body Cams – Yay or Nay?
Hosted by Karma Chavez Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm-9 pm. Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave., Room L140 After recent police killings of unarmed black men around the United States, several politicians, community …
Innovation Grant Applications due February 6
The Grant Funding System, operated by the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, is again available to receive proposals. The program is designed …
UW Voices: Campus Conversation about Diversity and Inclusion
Last semester, hundreds of students and others at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took action in response to racially charged events in Ferguson, Mo., Staten Island and elsewhere. “Much of last semester’s momentum came from students,” …
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance is January 19
Wisconsin’s 35th annual tribute and ceremony celebrates Dr. King’s life and legacy through words and music. Dr. Jonathan Overby of Wisconsin Public Radio will host the annual State of Wisconsin Tribute & Ceremony honoring Dr. …
Semester opens with “Campus Conversations”
Last semester, hundreds of students and others at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took action in response to racially charged events in Ferguson, Mo., Staten Island and elsewhere. Catalyzed by these events, UW-Madison will explore how …
Debate focuses on police body cameras
Are body-mounted cameras a way to reduce violent confrontations between police and the public or are they an invasion of privacy? A panel explored the issues surrounding the technology at a forum Thursday at the …
Nov. 18 Info Session: Earn, Learn & Intern!
Internship experience is a key factor in securing your dream job or graduate school program. Come out to learn how to secure internship opportunities in the U.S. & abroad and receive credit in the process …
Isthmus Indie Awards 2014: Artist/Muralist Sharon Kilfoy (MA ’80) Celebrates All Facets of Diversity
If you’ve seen a mural in Madison, Sharon Kilfoy probably had a hand in its creation. For the last 10 years, Kilfoy has run the Williamson Street Art Center, which helps local kids and artists …
How the UW System is Serving Veterans
As of 2013, there were more than 400,000 veterans living in Wisconsin, ‘veteran’ being defined as a former member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard who served on active …
Madison Mourns Pioneering Law Professor James Jones, Jr. (JD ’56)
James E. Jones Jr., emeritus professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, died peacefully on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Attic Angel Place, following a lengthy illness. He was 90.
Queer Emerging Leaders Program
QUELP (Queer EEmergingLeaders Program) is a program for UW Madison students to learn about their individual and collective identities in the context of community leadership. Join the LGBT Campus Center and grow as a campus …
Engaged Scholarship Roundtable: Narrating Blindness in Wisconsin
The next Bagels and Research presentation is this Friday, December 5, from 9-10 in the Red Gym, Room 154, at the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Our presenter is Annika Konrad, Ph.D. candidate in Composition and Rhetoric in the Department …
Cultural Support Helps Native American Students Stay in College
Upstairs from a dining hall on a snowy evening, four American Indian students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison drum and sing together at a feast for veterans. Drum rituals are an important part …
AT&T Announces $35,000 Donation to Support UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program
UW-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) program received a $35,000 donation from AT&T today to support the program’s mission to help underserved students prepare for and successfully complete higher education. PEOPLE is …
Creating space for a campus reflection on race
UW-Madison administrators have released statements of support for those who feel affected by the grand jury verdicts in Ferguson and Staten Island and are calling for a broader conversation about race relations and inclusion on campus. Chancellor …
Innovation Grant proposal deadline is Nov. 7
November 7 is the next deadline to submit proposals for Innovation Grant funding through the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement. The Grant Funding System is …
First Wave Student and Local Talent Standout Record with Run-DMC Legend
Last Saturday was one of those days of local legend: Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels found himself coming to Madison to shoot a video at the Allied Boys & Girls Club for the song the two collaborated on …
The Nobel Fighter: Putting Malala Yousafzai in Context
WHEN: Thursday, October 30, 1:00-2:30pm WHERE: 6191 Helen C. White Hall Amitabh Pal is managing editor of The Progressive magazine, founded in 1909, and co-editor of the Progressive Media Project, an op-ed service, both based in Madison, …
November is Native American Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted …