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Baltazar De Anda Santana Named New Executive Director of the Latino Academy of Workforce Development

Posted on January 15, 2019

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity

Aaron Perry is changing how his community perceives and experiences health

Posted on December 25, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, Wisconsin Partnership

Two new cultural center startup spaces to open this fall

Posted on August 29, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, UW Madison diversity

Gerardo Mancilla Named Emerging Leader by Mortar Board National Conference

Posted on August 24, 2018

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, Posse Alumni, UW Madison diversity

Hmong, Queer, Woman: UW Alum Lives in the Intersections

Posted on June 17, 2018

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Creating Community, Lambda Gamma National Sorority, UW Madison diversity, UW-Madison alumni

Edward J. Brown, Jr., hired as new Chief of Staff, Special Assistant to Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer

Posted on May 17, 2018
Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, Edward J. Brown, Patrick J. Sims, UW Diversity, UW Madison diversity

Language Barriers Seminar for Rehabilitation Professionals

Posted on March 27, 2018
Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Beth Bredlau, Creating Community, Diverse Occupational Therapy, Interpreters

Sagashus Levingston: Teaching About The Infamous Mothers of Black History

Posted on February 22, 2018

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. …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Black History Month, Creating Community, DDEEA Spotlights, Sagashus Levingston

Meet Julia Nepper, who earned a UW-Madison Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.) at 23

Posted on February 5, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black Women in STEM, Creating Community, Julia Nepper, UW Diveresity

UW-Madison Latino graduate historian authors “Mexicans in Wisconsin”

Posted on January 26, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged "Mexicans in Wisconsin", Creating Community, Latino Historian, UW Diversity

Wisconsin Black Student Union To Lead Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

Posted on January 23, 2018

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Blood Drive, BSU, Creating Community, Diversity, Red Cross, Sickle Cell, UW Diversity

Home for the Holidays: Reflections of a First-Generation College Student

Posted on January 8, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, First Generation College

2018 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program Call for Applications

Posted on January 3, 2018

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, Diversity, internships, research internship

Religious holidays 101: Quick-start guide to learning about holidays beyond Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2017

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged campus climate, Creating Community, Diversity, religious diversity, UW Madison diversity

Never Too Late: Alum to Participate in Winter Commencement 50 Years After Earning Degree

Posted on December 13, 2017

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diverse UW alumni, Diversity, UW Madison diversity

Cultural Competency Workshop on “Breaking the Bias” habit

Posted on November 17, 2017

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, Diversity, diversity training

New Faculty Focus: Sami Schalk

Posted on November 15, 2017

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, faculty and staff, gender, UW Diversity

Immigration Policies and Access to Health Care

Posted on October 30, 2017
Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, health care

Denita Willoughby – 2017 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

Posted on October 25, 2017

 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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diverse UW alumni, Diversity, UW Alumni, UW Madison diversity, UW-Madison

Muslim in Madison: Fatoumata Ceesay: UW-Madison Student, 19

Posted on October 11, 2017

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, UW Madison diversity
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