October 31, 2018 By Doug Erickson As a high school student, Talithia Williams was intrigued and a little surprised when her high school AP calculus teacher pulled her aside and said, “Have you thought about majoring in …
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Mercile Lee, guiding force behind prominent UW–Madison scholarships, dies at 87
By Doug Erickson Mercile Lee, the architect and founding director of two of UW–Madison’s most respected and successful scholarship initiatives, the Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp scholarship programs, died Oct. 25 in Madison. She was 87. The cause was …
UW Women at 150: Looking for — and finding — Lorraine Hansberry
While many people know “A Raisin in the Sun,” having seen the play or movie, far fewer know much about its author, Lorraine Hansberry. Although Hansberry spent less than two years as a student at …
At Wisconsin Leadership Summit, people of color led the discussion on Wisconsin’s disparities
Lisa Speckhard Pasque | The Capital Times Oct 22, 2018 BARABOO – Since 2015, Madison365 has annually published lists of impressive leaders around the state, with a “Black Power” list for African-American professionals and “Si …
MECHA Presents: Reel Resistance Film Screenings & Discussion
This week MECHA, would like to invites the campus to a 3-day event called “Reel Resistance” where we will focus on a wide variety of documentary films, which focus primarily on the effects of neoliberalism and …
Leadership Summit coming Oct. 18-19 to Ho-Chunk Convention Center
Madison365 and The Ho-Chunk Nation invite you to join Wisconsin’s most influential leaders of color in business, government, education and the nonprofit sector for two days of discussion, networking, professional development and planning for the …
Diversity Forum 2018 Schedule
Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1, for the 18th annual UW–Madison Diversity Forum: Beyond the Numbers – Relationships, Retention and Reality from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall in …
SPECIAL INVITATION: UW-Madison Faculty & Staff Homecoming Breakfast
Don’t miss the Oct. 11 Wisconsin Science Festival: Essential Topics Series For Campus Inventors, Entrepreneurs & Innovators
FIRST PERSON: Alnisa Allgood
When Alnisa Allgood moved to Madison in 1991, she didn’t have much of a plan. She had studied chemical engineering at Penn State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, expecting to serve. But then …
Friday night lock-in: Red Gym After Hours
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 …
TV series highlights alumna’s struggle for equity in the classroom
For a self-described shy person, Jessica Stovall is making some big waves these days. The 34-year old “Badger fanatic” graduate of the UW–Madison School of Education and Chancellor’s Scholarship program has spent the last 11 …
Indigenous Public Health Forum slated for Aug. 29-30 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Q&A: UW grad Miona Short sees poetry in the stars, possibilities in a startup
If you didn’t know that Miona Grae Short was an astronomer, her Facebook profile photo — a selfie with celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson — might clue you in. And in May, Short became the first black …
PEOPLE High School Students Celebrate Completing Pre-College Program
July 17, 2018 (Madison, Wis.) — One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) continues to increase …
“Conversations About Racism in Queer Communities” Raising Awareness, Starting Important Conversations
Racism exists in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, just as it does most everywhere else. It’s not an easy thing to talk about … so people often don’t. But for a little over …
#Serve2Unite: Son of Sikh Murdered in Oak Creek Teams Up With Former White Supremacist to Preach Forgiveness
Pardeep Kaleka was irritated when his daughter forgot her notebook. On their way to the Sikh temple on a beautiful Sunday morning, the former police officer was upset that he had to waste time and …
Experts say to look to history for answers, as health inequity persist among native communities
Concern erupted nationwide last year, after the release of a Centers for Disease Control report indicated that, for the first time in over five decades, Americans were starting to die sooner. But the document, which …
WISCAPE’s inaugural ‘Summit’ to focus on educating a diverse Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) is pleased to announce its inaugural Summit, focused on the opportunity and challenge of educating a diverse Wisconsin. The Summit will take place on April 26, from 8 …