Dr. Raul Leon was featured on the “Student Affairs NOW” podcast as part of a panel discussion exploring the role of diversity leaders on college and university campuses.
Chief Diversity Officer
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.
Louis Macias named first chief diversity officer for College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Louis Macias, currently the executive director of recruitment, diversity and inclusion at the UW Police Department (UWPD), will become the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’s first associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion after …
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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 …
STATEMENT TO OUR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to live, work, and learn, free of bias, hate, and discrimination. Our transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender non-binary students, faculty, and staff add to the rich diversity …
UW-Madison Diversity Division seeking Assistant Vice Provost/Chief Operating Officer
UW-Madison, recently ranked among the top ten public colleges in the nation by US News and World Report, is looking for an assistant vice provost to serve as the chief operating officer for the Division …
Register today for Adulting 101 on Feb. 7: 2017 LINE (Leadership in the New Economy)
Please save Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, for our annual DDEEA LINE (Leadership in the New Economy) Event. The DDEEA directors and staff are working to ensure this essential learning event will encompass information and experiences …
‘Evicted’: Go Big Read Author Matthew Desmond to speak at UW-Madison on November 1
Matthew Desmond, a UW–Madison alumnus and author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” will speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Memorial Union Theater. “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in …
UW: No changes needed to affirmative action policy after Supreme Court decision
UW-Madison will not have to change its affirmative action policies after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the use of race in college admissions, officials said. The Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. …
$10 Million Gift to Chancellor’s Scholars Program Announced
Anonymous donors have committed a $10 million matching gift to inspire others to support the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program (CSP), the UW Foundation announced today. The CSP was established in 1984 to increase educational opportunities for …
Nikole Hannah-Jones to address 2016 Journalism Ethics Conference
Award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the keynote address to open the 2016 Center for Journalism Ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 29. This year’s conference focuses on …
‘Moving Forward’ turns talk toward action on race, climate
Diversity is a top institutional priority for the University of Wisconsin—Madison for many reasons: giving the university a competitive advantage to attract the best faculty and students, providing a richer education, developing students’ ability to …
Student launches site to chronicle ‘Black Voice’ at UW-Madison
More than 40 years after African-Americans at UW-Madison started printing their own campus newspaper to cover politics and activism on campus, a current student has started a blog she hopes will be a place where …
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page headlines Diversity Forum
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has presented annual Diversity Forums since 1998. Now in its 17th year, this centerpiece event for the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) continues to address issues stretching beyond the …
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 …
Update sessions on the implementation of the UW-Madison Diversity Framework
The campus and community are invited to attend upcoming information update sessions on the implementation of the UW-Madison’s Diversity Framework at various locations across campus and the Greater Madison area from April 13 through 21. Translation …
Black History Month keynote Marc Lamont Hill speaks tonight at Gordon Commons
This year’s keynote event is the Distinguished Lecture Series presentation by professor, author and cultural critic Marc Lamont Hill. He will deliver “Building Community in an Hour of Chaos: Progress in the Age of Obama” …
Business demands drive diversity efforts at Wisconsin School of Business
Diversity is good for business, which makes it an imperative for U.S. business schools, say Wisconsin School of Business administrators. If the business school community does not have a mix of students, faculty and staff that can …
Posse salutes a record 27 scholars at Fall Awards Banquet
For Interim Vice Provost Patrick J. Sims and other guests, Tuesday night was spent with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Posse Patron Wade Fetzer, Posse Wisconsin Director Albert Muniz and Assistant Director Ida Balderrama-Trudell celebrating a record-setting …