Tag Diversity

Multicultural Student Center to host annual celebration

August 31, 2011

On Friday, Sept. 2, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Multicultural Student Center will sponsor the 30th annual Multicultural Orientation Reception celebration.

70 recent UW–Madison graduates head out to Teach For America

August 3, 2011

When 2,300 Teach For America members begin their two-year service this fall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will be well represented.

PEOPLE students to be celebrated

July 22, 2011

Now 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) program will again increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus.

Student photo campaign aims to end gender-based violence

July 22, 2011

As she prepares for a year in South Africa, University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Erika Dickerson-Despenza has many priorities: saying goodbye to friends, adapting to a new culture.

Hip-hop education in the heartland

June 30, 2011

Now celebrating its sixth year, the annual Hip-Hop Educator and Community Leader Training Institute will be held on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus from July 6 to 10.

PEOPLE summer programs underway

June 23, 2011

Sleeping in is not in the cards for more than 350 middle school students from Madison and Wisconsin tribal school districts who are serious about earning admission to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

LGBT Campus Center names Javier as director

June 15, 2011

The Division of Student Life has appointed Gabe Javier as new assistant dean of students and director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Campus Center.

Hilliard named Multicultural Student Center director

June 4, 2011

The Division of Student Life has appointed Donte Hilliard as new director of the Multicultural Student Center (MSC). Hilliard has served as the MSC’s interim…

Campus honors six with Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards

May 17, 2011

The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate has announced this year's Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards.

Multicultural Student Center presents first McDowell Alumni Achievement Award

May 13, 2011

Candace and Charles McDowell have been named as the inaugural recipients of an award named in their honor - the McDowell Alumni Achievement Award.

UW-Madison deepens Posse relationship

May 5, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will deepen its relationship with the Posse Foundation this coming year with the addition of a fourth recruitment city - New York - and by joining the Posse Foundation's science-focused effort.

UW-Madison fusion dance team gains national notice in second year

April 12, 2011

A flurry of women in sequined costumes move across the floor to traditional Indian music, bobbing their heads in synchronized movements and clicking short wooden sticks together in time to the beat.

MSC, LGBT CC director finalists announced

April 11, 2011

The Division of Student Life has announced finalists for two positions within the division: the Director of the Multicultural Student Center (MSC) and the Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Campus Center (LGBT CC).

Bullying, harassment targeted in series of events

April 11, 2011

On April 15, individuals from across Wisconsin will join together to make a statewide commitment to put an end to LGBT bullying, harassment, homophobia and transphobia.

Campus hosts Hmong Parents Day on Saturday

April 8, 2011

In response to a study indicating Hmong families’ commitment to but disconnect from the college experience, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will host the first…

Spoken Word Festival features HBO Def Poet Rafael Casal

March 24, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives' (OMAI) fifth annual Line Breaks Festival will be held Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 16, at the Rotunda Studio in the Overture Center for the Arts.

Association will host 25th annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference

March 16, 2011

On March 25 and 26, the Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) will host its 25th annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Harvard professor to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture

March 7, 2011

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will give the annual Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24

Recent sightings: Black Men’s Forum

February 28, 2011

On Feb. 25, 2011, members of the Wisconsin Association of Black Men (WABM), a UW–Madison student organization, along with students from the Chicago Urban…

UW-Madison First Wave performers head to Broadway stage

February 18, 2011

Four standout student performers from the groundbreaking First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the New Amsterdam Theatre on New York's Broadway as part of the New York Knicks Poetry Slam Finals.