Stories indexed under: Diversity

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  • Campus forum focuses on diversity efforts March 25, 2003 As UW-Madison nears the midpoint of an initiative to increase faculty, staff and student diversity, progress and accountability have emerged as key issues. Both topics will be the focus of the third-annual Plan 2008 Campus Forum to be held 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Memorial Union. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in as many of the forum activities as possible and provide feedback, ideas, suggestions and support for diversity initiatives.
  • A port in the storm for students of color March 25, 2003 With a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, Kimberly James holds multiple roles at Counseling and Consultation Services. She counsels students who are experiencing trying times, manages a team of counselors, social workers and psychologists, and speaks to multicultural student groups to help them understand the resources available on campus.
  • Durand to help lead diversity, climate efforts Jan. 15, 2003 Bernice Durand, a professor of physics who has been deeply involved in campus climate and diversity programs, has been chosen by Provost Peter Spear to become the university's associate vice chancellor for diversity and climate.
  • Course blends chemistry, American Indian studies Dec. 10, 2002 As students look through the timetable for the upcoming semester, they'll see one course in chemistry that meets the ethnic studies requirement. It's not a mistake.
  • Students initiate surprise award for professor Dec. 10, 2002 Some 20 graduate students surprised industrial engineering professor Michael J. Smith Dec. 6 with a presentation of an award for "Excellence in Holistic Education," an award established entirely by students, some of whom he's advised.
  • Experienced law students give first-years the scoop Dec. 10, 2002 UW-Madison's Student Bar Association has created two programs aimed at improving the learning environment for first-year students and making the Law School experience more collegial for all students.
  • New dean of students notes priorities as her job begins Nov. 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.
  • Grass-roots effort attracts researchers Nov. 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.
  • Kapani's goal: Breathing life into a vision Nov. 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.