Stories indexed under: Diversity

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• Hilliard named Multicultural Student Center director June 4, 2011
• 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
• 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 Feb. 28, 2011
• UW-Madison First Wave performers head to Broadway stage Feb. 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.
• Campus, community events highlight Black History Month Feb. 3, 2011
• Chinese Champions to be featured on Big Ten Network Jan. 21, 2011 A new television feature show produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison will showcase the success of the Chinese Champions Program for a Big Ten Network audience.
• Cultural Linguistic Services recognized for promoting diversity Dec. 13, 2010
• UW System, campus leaders issue civility statement Nov. 23, 2010
• UW-Madison's diversity leader wins award Oct. 22, 2010 The NAACP Madison Branch has awarded its annual W.E.B. DuBois Community Advocacy Award to Damon Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Recent sightings: ‘Stop the Silence’ vigil Oct. 21, 2010
• LGBT Campus Center to host Oct. 20 vigil against bullying Oct. 19, 2010 A glow-light vigil will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of "Stop the Silence," UW-Madison's LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign.