The board of directors for the Vera Court Neighborhood Center has announced the hiring of Baltazar De Anda Santana as the Latino Academy of Workforce Development’s new executive director, who was one of the co-founders …
Creating Community
Aaron Perry is changing how his community perceives and experiences health
Aaron Perry and the Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association (RLWA) kicked off their new Community Collaboration Grant: Black Men’s Wellness Sustainable Initiative, a four-year strategy that aims to reduce health disparities that adversely affect black men and boys …
Two new cultural center startup spaces to open this fall
By Doug Erickson Michelle Navarro, left, Riley Tsang, center, and Alondra Avitia are among the UW–Madison students whose hard work and passion have led to the creation of two new cultural center startup spaces at the …
Gerardo Mancilla Named Emerging Leader by Mortar Board National Conference
Dr. Gerardo Mancilla, assistant professor in the School of Education at Edgewood College, was recently honored with the Emerging Leader Award at the Mortar Board National Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The award recognizes an alumni …
Hmong, Queer, Woman: UW Alum Lives in the Intersections
For many people the American Dream is a goal. A goal that means a better life, freedom, or safety. It means a chance to rebuild and remake. Doua Kha is a Hmong American woman and …
Edward J. Brown, Jr., hired as new Chief of Staff, Special Assistant to Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer
Language Barriers Seminar for Rehabilitation Professionals
Sagashus Levingston: Teaching About The Infamous Mothers of Black History
Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Harriet Tubman. Every year during Black History Month, millions of students and adults alike learn about the respectable, well-known black leaders from America’s past. …
Meet Julia Nepper, who earned a UW-Madison Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.) at 23
By Pat Schneider, The Capital Times Julia Nepper’s favorite thing about science is a little surprising. “It’s OK to be wrong. Until you acknowledge what you don’t know, you cannot progress,” said the North Carolina …
UW-Madison Latino graduate historian authors “Mexicans in Wisconsin”
Historian Sergio Gonzalez says of Latinos in Wisconsin that “as we continue to organize, our resilience comes from the fact that we’ve been here before.” PHOTO BY MICHELLE STOCKER Sergio Gonzalez, an author and doctoral …
Wisconsin Black Student Union To Lead Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease
BY MIAH GATZKE Led by members of the UW-Madison Black Student Union, students and community members are coming together in the fight against sickle cell disease. Sickle Cell Blood Drives have existed in Madison for …
Home for the Holidays: Reflections of a First-Generation College Student
Imagine what it is like to dread going home for the holiday break because all semester you struggled academically and questioned whether you belong at your institution. As a first-generation, low-income student in college, this …
2018 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program Call for Applications
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites students interested in pursuing a career in substance abuse research to submit an application for the 2018 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program. To apply online and to view …
Religious holidays 101: Quick-start guide to learning about holidays beyond Christmas
By Emily Hamer As winter break begins, many students have Christmas on the brain. But students who are Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, or other faiths don’t have that same experience. In fact, many religions’ major holidays …
Never Too Late: Alum to Participate in Winter Commencement 50 Years After Earning Degree
Luciano Barraza, left, will participate in the UW–Madison 2017 winter commencement ceremony largely due to the initiative and perseverance of his grandson, Raul Correa, right, a high school senior in San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Submitted …
Cultural Competency Workshop on “Breaking the Bias” habit
The School of Nursing is hosting its next Cultural Competency Workshop on “Breaking the Bias” habit on Friday, December 1 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm in Enroth in Cooper Hall. Light refreshments will be …
New Faculty Focus: Sami Schalk
Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Hometown: Southgate, Kentucky Educational background: B.A. in Women’s Studies and Creative Writing from Miami University, 2008; M.F.A. in Poetry from University of Notre Dame, 2010; Ph.D. in Gender Studies from …
Immigration Policies and Access to Health Care
Denita Willoughby – 2017 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient
Each year, the College of Engineering recognizes outstanding alumni during Engineers’ Day—a celebration of engineers, held on Homecoming weekend. Denita was among 10 engineers to receive awards in 2017 at an Oct. 20 banquet. We …
Muslim in Madison: Fatoumata Ceesay: UW-Madison Student, 19
Cessay’s hijab represents her personal faith Fatoumata Ceesay was a freshman in high school when she made the very personal choice to start wearing a hijab. She knew people would stare, knew her friends might …