Category Employee News

New dean of students notes priorities as her job begins

November 19, 2002

Luoluo Hong, UW–Madison's new dean of students, hopes to provide stability and support for department colleagues and to re-establish a connection with the student body, particularly in the area of advocating on behalf of students. Read More

Grass-roots effort attracts researchers

November 6, 2002

Astrophysicists Keivan Stassun and Eric Wilcots are minorities working in an area of research and teaching in which minorities are underrepresented. But they say it doesn't have to be that way. Read More

Kapani’s goal: Breathing life into a vision

November 5, 2002

Ask Seema Kapani for her assessment of UW–Madison's efforts to create a more welcoming and diverse campus, and she'll tell you about 20 years of both exhilarating successes and intense frustrations. Read More

Provost initiates salary equity review process

October 8, 2002

Academic units will begin using a systematic review process to ensure that faculty are paid fairly and equitably, Provost Peter Spear says. Read More

Provost to reorganize responsibilities

September 5, 2002

Provost Peter Spear is expanding and reorganizing the duties of the associate vice chancellors in his office to better address campus priorities, including diversity and campus climate. Read More

Spring 2002 commencement speaker transcripts

May 21, 2002

More than 5,000 UW–Madison students received their degrees during commencement weekend May 17-19. Transcriptions of Chancellor John Wiley’s remarks and the two… Read More

3 units receive CCAE awards

May 20, 2002

Working effectively to create teaching and learning communities on and off campus has earned three UW–Madison academic units awards from the chancellor's office and the university's Creating a Collaborative Academic Environment. Read More

Teaching grants awarded

May 17, 2002

Proposals to enhance peer mentoring and make possible a field trip to a major concert hall have been awarded 2002-03 Teaching Enhancement Grants at the university. Read More

Partner benefits finalized

May 15, 2002

Provost Peter Spear recently finalized a policy that makes it easier for domestic partners to receive the same university privileges and services as spouses. Read More

UW symposium to explore ‘Life of a Teacher’

May 14, 2002

'Growing' teaching excellence has become a prime agenda item for UW–Madison's Teaching Academy. In keeping with the academy's mission, it will join the Division of Information Technology, General Library System, Provost's Office and Creating a Collaborative Academic Environment to present 'Life of a Teacher: An Invitation to Reflect' Tuesday, May 21. Read More

Report: Student success improves

May 6, 2002

UW System efforts to strengthen quality and increase efficiency have improved key measures of student success, a new report says. Read More