Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Héctor Colón to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. This appointment is effectively immediately, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Gerald Whitburn on Jan. 23, 2020. “The …
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Meet 2020 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Kiana Beaudin ’10, MPAS’15
The Ho-Chunk Nation’s Department of Health has been declared a “shining star” among providers in the U.S. Indian Health Service, and executive director Kiana Beaudin is proud to serve her tribe as the department’s guiding light.
Former Badger student-athlete returns to Madison
Alvarez names Jackson to Wisconsin senior staff MADISON, Wis. — Michael Jackson, whose 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development includes the past three years as chief marketing and development officer at Northwestern …
Remembering UW’s First Black Football Coach
Lewis Henry “Les” Ritcherson, Sr., 1926-2019 Assistant Football Coach, 1966-1969 Les Ritcherson, an award-winning college football player and Texas high school coaching legend, was the first African-American to join a University of Wisconsin coaching staff. …
Friday Colloquium: The ‘Tiny Horrors’ of Cultural Genocide
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2019-20 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards
DUE DATE – Friday, September 20, 2019 The UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards honor women of color among UW–Madison faculty, staff, students or in the greater Madison community who have made notable contributions in …
Five questions with Su-Chun Zhang, forger of brain cells
Su-Chun Zhang, a Waisman Center researcher and UW School of Medicine and Public Health professor of neurology and neuroscience, was the first in the world to craft human brain cells from human embryonic stem (ES) …
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 …
Improving Native Health Very Important to UW Medical School Grad Headed to Seattle for Residency
Becoming a doctor isn’t easy. Not only do prospective students have to endure a grueling and difficult education process, but also they have to work tirelessly during residency. Knowing that, Alex Kivimaki still pursued the …
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 …
Gerardo Mancilla Named Emerging Leader by Mortar Board National Conference
Dr. Gerardo Mancilla, assistant professor in the School of Education at Edgewood College, was recently honored with the Emerging Leader Award at the Mortar Board National Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The award recognizes an alumni …
PEOPLE Alumni Update: Martinez White Helping Emerging Communities Build Intergenerational Wealth
The power of financial education has made a huge difference in Martinez White’s life. It has helped him to escape poverty and to pursue his dreams. White’s mission, he says, is to get people talking …
Parental Support Key to Student Success
Family emotional support for low-income first-year students is free, and a new study shows that it has a greater impact on student outcomes than family financial support. Emotional support from family is essential to outcomes …
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 …
Conversation: Aaron Bird Bear on including the First Nations’ Perspective on History
As assistant dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education, Aaron Bird Bear MS’10 fills a lot of roles: recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented communities, overseeing the summer College Access Program, and …
Hmong, Queer, Woman: UW Alum Lives in the Intersections
For many people the American Dream is a goal. A goal that means a better life, freedom, or safety. It means a chance to rebuild and remake. Doua Kha is a Hmong American woman and …
OPINION: White Liberal Cognitive Dissonance Epidemic Prevalent at UW
I did not expect to sit through a white man crooning about Syrian children longing to be held in his arms at my college commencement ceremony. But I did graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …
Hip Hop in the Heartland Summer Institute Coming July 9-12
Japanese language professor retires, leaving a lasting legacy
Since joining UW–Madison in 1976, Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin has become a pioneer in the field of Japanese language and linguistics, making UW–Madison a flagship university for the next generation of Japanese language educators. McGloin is retiring this …