The new center will be devoted to educating the campus community about the university’s past in ways that will enrich the curriculum, inform administrative decisions and bolster efforts to achieve a more equitable university.
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What’s in a Name? Charles Van Hise and the history of eugenics at UW–Madison
The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (CDAI) held a discussion with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with the history of eugenics support at UW–madison on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Union South.
Award-winning NPR ‘Throughline’ podcasters to be featured at Diversity Forum
Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei, co-hosts and producers of NPR’s Peabody Award-winning podcast “Throughline,” will serve as UW–Madison’s fall Journalists in Residence Nov. 14-16.
Event will reckon with university’s history of eugenics
The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion will host a free event on Nov. 3 with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with UW–Madison’s history of eugenics.
Public History Project exhibition generates ‘extraordinary’ interest during first month
The exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art, which opened Sept. 12, recorded more than 7,400 visits its first month. A companion website had 4,400 visits during the same period. Visitors online represented 25 countries and 47 states.
For students who worked on Public History Project, a rich and often emotional experience
When Taylor Bailey first heard about UW–Madison’s Public History Project, she remembers being intrigued — and more than a little surprised. “Universities usually shy away from acknowledging any pain they’ve caused,” says Bailey, who came …
Event will journey through history of LGBTQ+ activism at UW–Madison
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) and the Public History Project will host a free event on Oct. 18 exploring LGBTQ+ history at UW–Madison from the ’90s to now. The event, “We Are Here: …
Photos: Student Night at the UW Public History Project
Students explored many aspects of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s past during Student Night at the Public History Project on Sept. 29 at the Chazen Museum of Art. The event was an opportunity for them to …
Public History Project exhibit reckons with UW’s history, lifts voices of marginalized
An exhibit that uncovers and gives voice to those who experienced and challenged bigotry and exclusion at the University of Wisconsin–Madison opened Sept. 12 on the university’s campus.
Looking Back to Move Forward: UW–Madison grapples with prejudice in its past
Over the past three years, researchers with UW’s Public History Project have dug deep into the university’s history in an effort to give voice to those who experienced and challenged prejudice on campus.
Public History Project: The challenges and opportunities of writing Native histories of UW–Madison
Breaking Racial Lines: The formation of Black Greek-Letter Organizations at UW–Madison
The Black fraternal system at UW–Madison has built a legacy of community, resistance, and perseverance.
Warts and all: UW-Madison seeks to shine light on its past acts of discrimination
A UW-Madison student evicted from university housing for dating a Black man. Others expelled amid an administrative campaign to systematically seek out and remove homosexual male students from campus. Abusive conduct by a UW-Madison police …
An update on the Public History Project
Director Kacie Lucchini Butcher discusses the UW–Madison Public History Project — “a multi-year effort to uncover and give voice to those who experienced, challenged and overcame prejudice on campus” — as it builds toward a public exhibit in fall 2022.