Alex Gee
Mnookin and community partners discuss improving educational access, reducing racial disparities
In her first week on campus, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin continues to meet with community partners in Madison and across the state. On Aug. 11 met with Madison-area leaders to discuss efforts to celebrate Black excellence and collaborate to break down barriers to education and bolster the state’s workforce.
Chief Diversity Officer LaVar Charleston featured on ‘Black Like Me’ podcast
Drs. LaVar and Sherri Charleston joined Alex Gee for a discussion about the evolution of the chief diversity officer position in higher education and how they serve as thought partners for each other.
What do you SEE when you SEE me? – Unpacking ‘The Niceties’
Watch the replay of a special panel discussion about “The Niceties” play performed by Forward Theater from Jan. 22 to Feb. 7.
Alex Gee: ‘This place changed my life because of who it helped my mom become’
The Rev. Alex Gee, Ph.D., and his family together hold 13 degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It’s a legacy spanning three generations that began when his mother, Verline Gee, brought her young children to Madison to pursue a new life and new opportunities in the early 1970s.