The Summer Collegiate Experience offers the incoming students a six-week preview into college life — complete with bunking in dorms, taking classes and forming important first friendships.
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Hmong-American nurse brings her community to the doctor’s office
Maichou Lor developed new survey tools that she hopes can help close gaps in access to care among her own community and other underserved populations.
Campus Program Dispenses Free Produce To UW-Madison Students
WPR hosts Judith Siers-Poisson and Veronica Rueckert interview Hannah DePorter about the UW Food Shed, a program setup to give away free fresh produce that is harvested and leftover from research at the UW-Madison.
Summer shadowing program expands access to health care careers
On July 31 the Center for Pre-Health Advising (CPHA) kicked off a summer shadowing program connecting UW-Madison students to Wisconsin health professionals for the second year in a row. The Health Professions Shadowing Program (HPSP) supports students from …
UW Custodians Continue Finding Enjoyment in Caring for Campus
Janitors are paid between $11 and $14 an hour for work which is often unpleasant, yet some say interactions with students brings meaning and enjoyment to their work.
UW DIVERSITY OFFICE WELCOMES NEW STAFF
UW-Madison and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement is pleased to announce the hiring of Cheryl Bailey Gittens and Tracy Williams-Maclin. Cheryl Gittens Gittens is an experienced academic and student affairs administrator who …
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2017 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF COLOR AWARDS
Nominations for the 2017 Outstanding Women of Color Awards are now welcome. The UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW-Madison faculty, staff, students (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate) and in …
$1M GRANT TO BOOST ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION
https://diversity.wisc.edu/1m-grant-to-boost-engineering-education-at-college-of-menominee-nation/
UW-MADISON DOCTORAL CANDIDATES SELECTED AS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS
https://diversity.wisc.edu/uw-madison-doctoral-candidates-selected-as-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health-policy-research-scholars/
Mandela Washington Fellows to arrive June 16
In mid-June, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome 25 young African leaders to campus, representing 20 countries and diverse professional fields including health care, law, journalism, human rights and public administration. The African Studies Program …
UW System announces members of new Diversity Council
The members include UW Law School Associate Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes. “The council’s connections to our communities will be key in helping our state prepare for an increasingly global world that values diversity and inclusion in …
College Library director reflects on impact of student protest
When hundreds of students entered College Library in December 2014 for a silent die-in protest, it not only brought the Black Lives Matter movement to the University of Wisconsin campus, it also informed an emerging …
First cohort of Native students to graduate from UW-Madison college pipeline program
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student. But the real prize, the acceptance letter to UW-Madison, his dream …
Project aims to create engaging, inclusive classroom discussions
The Discussion Project, a new professional development opportunity beginning this fall at UW-Madison, addresses that goal. It is intended to help UW faculty and academic staff members both facilitate high-quality classroom discussions and prepare their …
Speaker inspires, challenges diversity commitment
“Are you doing this for a talking point or for window dressing?” These words hung in the air as Wisconsin MBA students listened to a recent talk by Angela Russell, director of diversity and inclusion at CUNA …
Campus celebrates grand opening of Black Cultural Center
A full day of events marked the grand opening of UW-Madison’s Black Cultural Center in the Red Gym May 3.
UW-Madison Welcomes New Bias Response and Advocacy Coordinator
Satya Chima, an experienced advocate for students, has joined the UW-Madison Dean of Students Office as bias response and advocacy coordinator. In the newly created position, Chima will assist and support students in reporting and …
Vice Provost & CDO Patrick Sims Gives Diversity Update to Faculty Senate
A year after passing a resolution to support cultural competency as part of faculty’s ongoing professional development, the Faculty Senate heard Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims provide an update May 1 on …
UWPD chief outlines plans to form community advisory committee
In a new blog post, Chief Kristen Roman discusses her plans to build trust through community engagement and collaboration. Read more
Campus marks Disability Awareness Week with art, tech and more
Events include lectures, an adaptive fitness open house, a technology fair and an art exhibition.