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Wisconsin Black Student Union marches in honor of Black Student Strike anniversary
Fifty years after black UW-Madison students demanded several changes to campus during a strike, the Wisconsin Black Student Union recreated the movement. In 1969, BSU President Rashid(sic) Wahid Rashad led the strike aimed at calling …
‘It’s our responsibility’: UW-Madison students demand change to mental health services
UW-Madison’s racial reckoning: In 1969, black students had 13 demands. What happened next?
ASM DISCUSSES CAMPAIGN FOR INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Equity and Inclusion committee also started discussing implementing more blue buttons across campus by ANNA WALTERS · Feb 13, 2019 ShareTweet Photos by JAMES STREBE/The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin’s Associated Students of Madison Student Council met Wednesday to …
Proactive Review to Strenghthen Fraternity and Sorority Life
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will work with students, alumni, campus and community stakeholders and nationally recognized experts in an external review of fraternity and sorority life. The review aims to strengthen these student organizations, which have been …
HMONG STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY FEEL EXCLUDED, UNWELCOME ON CAMPUS, NEW RESEARCH FINDS
All 27 participants reported experiences of bias in Madison by PARKER SCHORR The Badger Herald A student-led research project aimed at uncovering the experiences of Hmong students at the University of Wisconsin found all of its participants …
Students question why a WiscAlert wasn’t sent out for stranger assault on Langdon Street
RECRUITING FACULTY TO ADDRESS NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH DISPARITIES
New interdisciplinary team to focus on Native health, environment and community needs. By Jennifer Garrett Photograph by Alex André The University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Nursing, School of Human Ecology, and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are assembling an interdisciplinary …
Men of Color Support and Process Group forming
UW-Madison Alum Ada Deer: A Lifetime of Firsts
UW-Madison Named Best Value College
Campus Climate Progress Report – Fall 2018
UW–Madison is committed to creating a welcoming environment that enables all students, faculty and staff to thrive. Individuals and groups from across campus have embraced this challenge and devoted significant time and energy to moving …
Campus Climate Progress Report updated for fall 2018
Staff, faculty, students and leadership have been working hard this spring and summer on a variety of initiatives, including two new cultural center startup spaces, preparing to repeat campus-wide survey on sexual assault and misconduct, …
Dado Selected as National FFA Officer Candidate
“I am very excited to continue my FFA journey and run for this position,” Dado told Wisconsin Ag Connection. “My goal, if selected, would be to reach the students in more urban areas and show them …
Busting Myths About UW-Madison: Campus Still Serves a Wisconsin Majority
By Chancellor Blank High school seniors across Wisconsin are currently trying to decide where they want to apply to college. What percentage of Wisconsin residents who apply to UW-Madison would you guess are accepted to …
Conversation: Aaron Bird Bear
As assistant dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education, Aaron Bird Bear MS’10 fills a lot of roles: recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented communities, overseeing the summer College Access Program, and …
Instructors can apply now for next cohort of The Discussion Project
The Discussion Project is a professional development program for faculty and teaching staff designed to improve classroom discussion and supports our university-wide effort to become a more inclusive campus. The program will meet for two full days prior …
Archives to digitize long-running LGBTQ+ TV series “Nothing to Hide”
The UW-Madison Archives will use a $12,000 grant from the Evjue Foundation to fully digitize 650 unique and at-risk videotapes in the Nothing to Hide Archive. Created by David Runyon in 1981, “Nothing to Hide” was a …
Returning adult students honored for perseverance, success
An April 24 ceremony will honor people who have resumed their academic pursuits after a significant interruption and have attained senior status while handling all the demands of adult life.