When I call Gloria Ladson-Billings up to talk about her receiving a Presidential Citation at the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend, she tells me that she doesn’t …
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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 …
11th Line Breaks Festival is April 11-16
Presented by the UW-Madison’s Division of Diversity, Equity & Achievement and produced by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), Line Breaks Festival brings the top new aesthetics in contemporary performance art to the UW-Madison campus …
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 …
UW Campus Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
The UW-Madison Campus will celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month and the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States April 1 through May 5. In June 1977, California …
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 …
12 on Tuesday: Leslie Orrantia, UW-Madison Community Relations Director
Leslie Orrantia is the director of community relations at the University of Wisconsin, a post she’s held since August. She has been on campus for four years, serving since 2012 in the School of Education’s …
Mystery of Black History: Historical/Cultural Aspects of the Moorish Scientific Temple of America
You are cordially being invited to attend the Mystery Black History program on Saturday, March 18 at the Madison Urban League, 2222 Old Park St. #200 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., to share a …
Join the MSC for the final social justice speaker: Dior Vargas
The Multicultural Student Center will host “Dior Vargas: The Intersectionality of Mental Health” on Thursday, March 9, at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Elvejhem Rm L160. The event is free and open to …
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 …
Become an ‘Our Wisconsin’ Facilitator
Interested in being a facilitator for Our Wisconsin? Learn about becoming a Badger Way Facilitator! Go to the online application.
Register today for Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101
Hosted by UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center, the first part of Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101 will be held Monday, Feb. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The second part will be held Thursday, …
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 …
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer,’ Dead at 73
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown‘s one-time drummer and the creator of one of hip-hop’s most popular samples, has died at the age of 73. Stubblefield’s wife, Jody Hannon, confirmed the drummer’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause …
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 …
Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce
The UW-Madison School of Nursing is hosting a Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce career fair and panel. The event is THIS Wednesday, February 15th from 4 pm – 6 pm in Signe Skott Cooper …
World-Renowned Poet Nikki Giovanni to keynote UW Black History Month
Poet Nikki Giovanni will bring the keynote presentation for the UW-Madison Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Symphony Room of Gordon Commons, 770 West Dayton Street. The world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, …
Diversity Inventory Program (DIP) launch party on Feb. 17
One of the most important steps in the Forward Together Diversity Framework and REEL Change Implementation Plan, the Diversity Inventory Program will launch on Feb. 17 with an introductory celebration in the Gordon Commons Event …