Category Society & Culture
UW-Madison helps launch national effort to increase college access and equity
The participating institutions will work within “clusters” of four to 12 institutions to implement innovative and effective practices to advance student success on their campuses. Read More
For student commencement speaker, years of writing and performing lead to Kohl Center stage
Jamie Dawson, a seasoned spoken word artist and member of the First Wave program, has been chosen as the student speaker for winter commencement. Read More
Go Big Read seeking book suggestions
Once again, the theme for Go Big Read is “contemporary issues” — topics such as technology, climate change, health care, or any other issue that’s spurring conversation. Books can be fiction or nonfiction. Read More
Special education teacher residency program launched
Forty graduate students from the School of Education will work with students with disabilities in high-need and small, rural school districts across Wisconsin, where "special educators are sorely needed." Read More
Elders-in-Residence Program will bring Native community leaders to campus for mentoring, support
The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges. Read More
Wisconsin Union to hold Veterans Day event on Nov. 12
Memorial Union’s ties to service members began 90 years ago with the dedication of the building as a memorial to UW–Madison’s service members in 1928. More than 1,000 fallen university heroes’ stories can be found in the Union’s electronic Gold Star Honor Roll. Read More
UW-Madison students make discoveries, explore Italy in archaeological expedition
Two seniors traveled to the ancient city of Agrigento on the south coast of Sicily this past summer, to develop a more accurate historical timeline. Read More
New summer program helps UW freshmen get ‘QuickStart’
CALS launched a brand new “early start” program for incoming first-year students called QuickStart, which helps them make the most of their college experience. Read More
UW-Madison’s Center for Financial Security receives funding for research on financially vulnerable
The RDRC center at UW–Madison will explore the financial well-being of financially vulnerable families, older people, people with disabilities, low-wealth households, and children. Read More
Heavy hitter Allan ‘Bud’ Selig tapped as 2018 winter commencement speaker
Selig is no stranger to campus. He earned a bachelor’s degree in American institutions (political science and American history combined) in 1956 and is one of the university’s most involved and supportive alumni. Read More
UW Women at 150: Looking for — and finding — Lorraine Hansberry
While many people know “A Raisin in the Sun,” far fewer know much about its author, Lorraine Hansberry. Hansberry spent less than two years as a student at UW–Madison, but it was an important part of her journey as a writer and activist. Read More
There’s still time to cast your (early) vote
Almost 2,000 people voted in-person absentee at UW–Madison campus voting locations last week, Oct. 22-26. Early voting continues this week through Friday, Nov. 2. Read More
New L&S course clusters link science and humanities
Constellations are clusters of courses that let students take three classes — one core humanities course and two linked classes — concurrently and draw connections across disciplines. Read More
‘Raw, peer-to-peer’ film starting conversations about addiction at Wisconsin high schools
Wisconsin high school students are learning to talk about addiction through a film and accompanying curriculum prepared by Wisconsin Eye and funded by the Wisconsin Partnership program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Read More
UW Law School launches clinic to aid domestic violence victims
For domestic violence victims seeking protection from an abusive partner, restraining orders are often a first line of defense. The new clinic aims to help them get those orders. Read More
From poles to polls: Community art project gets out the afghans to get out the vote
An art project designed to encourage people to vote uses a new tactic: “yarn bomb cozies” on light poles on Bascom Hill. Read More
DreamUp Wisconsin selects 11 initial proposals for boosting the middle class in Dane County
All the ideas have the potential to improve the lives of families in Dane County and to inform ways to strengthen the middle class throughout the United States. Read More
VoteFest week encourages students to vote early
UW-Madison this week is holding VoteFest, a series of events to encourage students to vote and show them how. Read More
New business-focused pharmacy concentration meets a growing need for healthcare leaders
School of Pharmacy PharmD students can now take a new Pharmacy Operations and Technology Management concentration that will provide health care business fundamentals and build critical leadership skills. Read More
With seven winners, UW–Madison top university for Fulbright DDRA awards
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct doctoral research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for up to 12 months. Read More