LeAnna Level takes part in an art project during a Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Union South. Photo: Bryce Richter “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you …
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UW-Madison to host MLK Day Celebration
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff are invited to the 2017 UW-Madison MLK Day Celebration from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Union South. The event will recognize and celebrate the life …
Q&A: Student speaker says UW ‘transformed’ him
Student keynote speaker Terrence Thurk, who’s graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, was selected after submitting a video showing his passion for UW-Madison. Thurk is a strong believer in the Wisconsin Idea. He says …
UW-Madison winter commencement takes place Sunday
A graduate wearing a Santa hat adds a pop of color to the winter commencement in 2015. This year’s winter commencement is Dec. 18. Photo: Jeff Miller More than 1,000 students will take part in …
Black UW-Madison Alumni Recommend Improvements To Campus Diversity
Inclusion Group Working With Administration In Hopes Of Institutionalizing Change A group of hundreds of African-American alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison called The Collective are collaborating with the university to improve diversity and inclusion …
Wisconsin MBA ignites alumna’s path to global leadership
Education and experience helped define Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper’s destiny. So did a whole bunch of letters that came to her childhood home trimmed in red, white, and blue. Source: Diversity News
CAE celebrates 50 years of support for underrepresented students
For 50 years, the Center for Academic Excellence and its predecessors have worked to ensure that obstacles don’t become permanent road blocks on students’ paths to success. The program guides first-generation students, low-income students and …
Statement from Chancellor Blank and Athletic Director Alvarez on stadium incident
To the Badger community, What we saw Saturday night at Camp Randall was despicable and caused an immense amount of pain throughout our community. And it should have, as a noose is a symbol of …
Summit seeks to recruit more American Indian nurses
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing is hosting a one-day Native Nations Nursing Summit on Nov. 4 as part of an ongoing effort to increase the number of nurses from American Indian communities. The …
Video chronicles UW-Madison students’ journey to Washington
UW-Madison students recently traveled to Washington D.C. for the grand opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture. View their story. Source: Diversity News
Students, professor honored for scholarship, community service
Two UW-Madison seniors and a professor have been recognized by the Alliant Energy Foundation and the University of Wisconsin System for their outstanding achievements. Source: Diversity News
Campus prepares pumpkins, costumes for Halloween
The campus community is finding many creative ways to celebrate Halloween – carving pumpkins on a crisp October night, wandering the oh-so-spooky hallways of Humanities to solve a murder mystery, hobnobbing with history’s greatest artists who look …
A bold climb that changed the world
Students in the Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) and the Multicultural Learning Community (MLC) participate in a social justice workshop hosted by social activist Bree Newsome on Oct. 12, 2016. Newsome asked the students to think …
Meet the Class of 2020
First-year students stand at attention for the singing of the national anthem at the start of the Chancellor’s Convocation on Sept. 2. Photo: Jeff Miller This fall, the University of Wisconsin-Madison welcomed 6,430 newly enrolled …
Monks’ art offers a break from hectic campus pace
To broaden cultural awareness on campus, the Wisconsin Union Directorate invited monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery to their annual World Music Festival to share their art. Source: Diversity News
JVN Project Continues to Honor the Memory of John ‘Vietnam’ Nguyen with Hip Hop, Love & Learning
JVN Project Continues to Honor the Memory of John ‘Vietnam’ Nguyen with Hip Hop, Love & Learning Inspired by the life and love of John Vietnam Nguyễn, The JVN Project presents the 4th annual JVN …