Kao Lee Yang (MPA, N&PP ‘24) created a Twitter account in January 2022 to highlight Hmong academic excellence in the biological sciences, creating a “positive outcome” from a difficult situation. In October, 2021, Yang posted …
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Leinenkugel and UW–Madison announce new award for underrepresented brewing students
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company announced today the launch of the Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award. The award will support students from underrepresented groups pursuing a degree in brewing or fermentation sciences at the …
Summer Collegiate Experience sets up first-gen and underrepresented students for success
UW-Madison can seem intimidating for many students who are the first in their families to attend college or who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups. The L&S Summer Collegiate Experience (SCE) prepares these new …
Morgridge Center-led study aims to support civic engagement among underrepresented students
In an effort to understand and support civic engagement among underrepresented minority students on campus, Morgridge Center for Public Service staff have launched a research study that aims to enhance civic engagement programming at UW–Madison. …
UW student-advisors receive fellowships to support underrepresented PhD students
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships have a mission to support underrepresented PhD students to pursue scientific research and to foster more inclusive academic environments at institutions.