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 …
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UW-Madison student one of two finalists for inaugural title of National Youth Poet Laureate
Hajjar Baban began finding her voice as a writer the way many people do, recording her thoughts in a private journal. Then one day, as a high school sophomore, she searched online for a poetry …
Shiva Bidar to join Annual Women in Leadership Symposium panel on April 20
UW Health Chief Diversity Officer Shiva Bidar will bring her expertise and experience on forging a career path in the contemporary market to the 5th Annual DDEEA/National Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium on Thursday …
Cultural Responsive Evaluation in Education Expert to speak April 6-7
Dr. Stafford Hood is lecturing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 6-7, 2017. Come join us and hear about culturally responsive assessment and evaluation from one of the nation’s leading subject matter experts. A lecture …
Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inducts 2016-17 Scholars
Five University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students and one postdoctoral scholar — Albert Burgess-Hull, Natalie Guerrero, Evelyn Hammond, Nadia Khan, and Alexandra MacMillan Uribe and post-doctoral scholar Rastafa Geddes — were inducted into the UW–Madison chapter …
Student led Hmong American studies certificate gaining momentum at UW
By XIANI ZHONG, The Badger Herald An online petition for University of Wisconsin to create a Hmong American studies certificate has gained traction on social media lately, receiving more than one thousand signatures within a few …
48th Annual On Wisconsin Spring Powwow is April 1-2 at Alliant Center Arena
UW-Madison’s American Indian Student Organization Wunk Sheek will host the 48th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP) April 1-2 at the Alliant Energy Center Arena. This event will be free and open to the public. …
Six Women To Be Honored as Outstanding Women of Color
Walking in our shoes as Women of Color: A photo tradition launched by the 2014 Outstanding Women of Color. (Photo @ Andy Manis) The six winners of the 2016 University of Wisconsin-Madison Outstanding Women of …
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 …
UW-Madison expanding diversity training program
Nearly all new UW-Madison students will be encouraged to participate in a diversity training program next year after about 1,000 students participated in the program this past fall. The program, known as Our Wisconsin, is …
Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Internship Program due March 1
Applications for the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council Native American Student 2017 Internship Program, “Investing in the Future”, are due on March 1, 2017. The Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC) is advertising summer internship positions, headquartered …
Nicholas Match raises $100 million for UW-Madison scholarships
In June 2015, Nancy Nicholas and the late Albert “Ab” Nicholas made one of the largest donations in UW–Madison’s history: a $50 million matching gift to inspire alumni and friends to join them in supporting …
Blank links faculty retention issues, fall in research ranking to UW System budget cuts
In a Dec. 2 interview with The Badger Herald, Chancellor Rebecca Blank talks about increasing the number of in-state students, sexual assault, and diversity on campus. Story by MARGARET DUFFEY AND EMILY NEINFELDT. University of …
In Memory of Lou: Alzheimer’s Looms for America’s Black and Hispanic Families
Lou Holland ’65 was a UW–Madison success story. A Badger Hall of Fame halfback who traded his jersey for a business suit after graduation, he went on to stardom in a new arena as an …
City of Madison Honors First Nation with Official “Ho-Chunk Day”
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and the Madison Common Council voted unanimously and affirmed and proclaimed a day in honor of the Ho-Chunk people at last week’s Common Council meeting. Now through perpetuity, the fourth Friday …
Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student, Faculty & Staff Mixer
You Are Invited! Nov 16: Latin@/Chican@ American Graduate Student Mixer Kindly RSVP via this link
Social Justice Speaker Series: Artist Matika Wilbur
Join us for our second talk in the MSC Social Justice Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Room L140, on the lower level of the Chazen Museum. The guest speaker will …
Panel Urges Students of Color to Engage Through Activism and Voting
By Mason Muerhoff, Daily Cardinal In an election cycle marked by racial tensions and controversial voter ID laws, a community panel at the Black and Brown Vote Discussion Wednesday night emphasized to students the importance of …
‘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 …