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Gov. Evers Appoints Héctor Colón to the UW Board of Regents

Posted on March 9, 2020

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Hector Colon, UW Madison diversity, UW Regents

Meet 2020 Forward under 40 Award Recipient Kiana Beaudin ’10, MPAS’15

Posted on February 11, 2020

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.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Ho Chunk Health, UW Madison diversity

Former Badger student-athlete returns to Madison

Posted on January 10, 2020

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Michael Jackson, UW Madison diversity

Remembering UW’s First Black Football Coach

Posted on December 16, 2019

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. …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged black football coach, Les Ritcherson, Lewis Ritcherson, UW Madison diversity

Friday Colloquium: The ‘Tiny Horrors’ of Cultural Genocide

Posted on November 21, 2019
Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged American Indian Studies, UW Madison diversity

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2019-20 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards

Posted on June 17, 2019

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Outstanding Women of Color Awards, OWOC, UW Madison diversity, Women of Color Awards

Five questions with Su-Chun Zhang, forger of brain cells

Posted on January 14, 2019

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) …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged UW Madison diversity

UW Women at 150: Looking for — and finding — Lorraine Hansberry

Posted on November 5, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Diversity, Lorraine Hansberry, UW Madison diversity

Improving Native Health Very Important to UW Medical School Grad Headed to Seattle for Residency

Posted on October 1, 2018

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Native American alumni, Native American Health, UW Madison diversity

Two new cultural center startup spaces to open this fall

Posted on August 29, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creating Community, Diversity, UW Madison diversity

Gerardo Mancilla Named Emerging Leader by Mortar Board National Conference

Posted on August 24, 2018

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Creating Community, Posse Alumni, UW Madison diversity

PEOPLE Alumni Update: Martinez White Helping Emerging Communities Build Intergenerational Wealth

Posted on August 13, 2018

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Martinez White, PEOPLE alum, UW Madison diversity, UW-Madison alumni

Parental Support Key to Student Success

Posted on August 3, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Peter Kinsley, UW Madison diversity, UW Madison diversity research

Q&A: UW grad Miona Short sees poetry in the stars, possibilities in a startup

Posted on July 23, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Diversity, First Wave, Miona Short, UW Madison diversity

PEOPLE High School Students Celebrate Completing Pre-College Program

Posted on July 17, 2018

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Diversity, PEOPLE, Recognition Banquet, UW Madison diversity

Conversation: Aaron Bird Bear on including the First Nations’ Perspective on History

Posted on July 2, 2018

 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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Aaron Birdbear, Native Americans at UW-Madison, UW Madison diversity

Hmong, Queer, Woman: UW Alum Lives in the Intersections

Posted on June 17, 2018

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Creating Community, Lambda Gamma National Sorority, UW Madison diversity, UW-Madison alumni

OPINION: White Liberal Cognitive Dissonance Epidemic Prevalent at UW

Posted on June 5, 2018

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. …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged editorial, opinion, UW Madison diversity

Hip Hop in the Heartland Summer Institute Coming July 9-12

Posted on June 5, 2018
Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Hip-Hop in the Heartland, Teacher Training Institute, UW Madison diversity

Japanese language professor retires, leaving a lasting legacy

Posted on June 5, 2018

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 …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Japanese Language, Naomi Hanaoka McGloin, UW Madison diversity, UW-Madison
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