Stories indexed under: Diversity

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  • UW-Madison forum examines racial dynamics in higher education Nov. 10, 2006 States and their colleges and universities have enacted numerous policies to help undergraduate minority students succeed. The forms and outcomes of these efforts, however, have differed dramatically. The effects of these initiatives will be the subject of "How States and Institutions Shape Racial Dynamics in Higher Education," a campus forum to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
  • International students share experiences with area schools Nov. 9, 2006 Each year, more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries study on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Sharing that worldly experience with the community is the inspiration behind the program International Reach.
  • Panel to highlight schooling around the world Nov. 2, 2006 A group of doctoral students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies will offer global perspectives on education in "Schooling around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels," on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in a special program to mark International Education Week.
  • Osher Reentry Scholarships help adults return to college Nov. 2, 2006 This fall for the first time, the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison awarded scholarships to 11 adult students who have returned to school to complete their first bachelor's degrees.
  • Police officer stresses listening skills Nov. 2, 2006 Spend five minutes with Officer Heidi Golbach, standing on the west steps of Memorial Library outside her office, and she'll point out a half dozen of the characters she knows from her daily patrols of lower campus.
  • PAVE trains students in sexual assault awareness Nov. 1, 2006 When Jenny Hansen's friend told her the story of an unwanted sexual experience, she didn't call it rape, saying, "I shouldn't have drank so much." Hansen repeatedly tried to explain to her friend that the incident wasn't her fault. But no matter what Hansen said, her friend just kept blaming herself. At that moment, Hansen decided join the fight against sexual assault. She went through Promoting Awareness and Victim Empowerment (PAVE) training and became a PAVE facilitator.
  • Cinefest to feature civil rights, spoken word Nov. 1, 2006 Cinefest, a four-day extravaganza of documentary and politically charged filmmaking, will be held Thursday–Sunday, Nov. 16–19, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • Web’s 'youth appeal' lost on campaigns Oct. 31, 2006 While millions of young people use the Internet to build expansive social networks, most political campaigns never manage to take the training wheels off the technology, using it mainly for tightly controlled, one-way communication. Communication professor Michael Xenos is studying the disconnect between new media and old politics.
  • Professor receives YWCA award Oct. 26, 2006 Michael Thornton, faculty director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Morgridge Center for Public Service and professor of Afro-American and Asian American Studies, received the individual Racial Justice Award from the Madison YWCA at its fifth annual Racial Justice Conference on Oct. 19.
  • Door to college readiness opens with technology academy Oct. 25, 2006 The UW-Madison Information Technology Academy has been one of the university's more novel — and successful — approaches to improving undergraduate diversity and providing greater opportunity to students who are underserved throughout higher education, and especially in the sciences.
  • University Committee statement on marriage amendment Oct. 25, 2006 The proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the legal status of people in relationships other than traditional marriages will harm the intellectual capacity of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the state of Wisconsin.
  • L&S diversity group connects graduate students to university life Oct. 19, 2006 A group of about 60 new graduate students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Letters and Science are part of a group called Community of Graduate Research Scholars, which creates a community network for beginning graduate students from underrepresented groups through a combination of social, civic and professional events.
  • Madison kids ‘trick or treat’ with campus Greeks Oct. 18, 2006 For the 13th year in a row, University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternities and sororities will welcome area children to Langdon Street for their annual "Trick or Treat with the Greeks" celebration.
  • Local events mark National Chemistry Week on Oct. 22-28 Oct. 18, 2006 The Wisconsin local section of the American Chemical Society, together with the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Institute for Chemical Education, will celebrate National Chemistry Week, Oct. 22-28, with several interactive events highlighting the theme "Your Home: It's All Built on Chemistry."
  • Wisconsin Careers workbook helps youth prepare for future Oct. 18, 2006 "Prepare For Your Future," new full-color workbook published by Wisconsin Careers, aims to help teachers and school counselors effectively guide youth in grades 6-9 through the career-planning and decision-making process.
  • Author, social justice advocate Wise to speak Oct. 17, 2006 Author and social justice advocate Tim Wise will appear at UW-Madison on Thursday, Oct. 19.
  • South Asia conference to focus on Sri Lanka Oct. 16, 2006 The 35th Annual Conference on South Asia will be held Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 19-22, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., Madison.
  • Chancellor to speak on the arts in higher education Oct. 16, 2006 Leadership skills, creativity, self esteem, critical thinking, improved academic performance, tolerance, values and problem solving - are those frills or staples of the arts in the campus setting? Chancellor John Wiley will answer that question Tuesday, Oct. 17, as part of the University Club Luncheon Series.
  • Prize-winning scholar to lecture on African American ideas of work, culture, liberty Oct. 12, 2006 Distinguished historian Thomas Holt will deliver the 2006 Merle Curti Lectures, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of History.
  • Professor’s work underscores importance of family in care of people with disabilities Oct. 12, 2006 An assistant professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working to teach how important the family is to Hispanic and Latino parents in caring for adult children with disabilities.