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  • World Runway fashion show Recent sightings: ‘World Runway’ Feb. 12, 2009
  • Campus celebrates Black History Month Feb. 2, 2009 Events ranging from lectures to performances have been scheduled on or near the University of Wisconsin-Madison in February in celebration of Black History Month.
  • New magazine is a window on the diversity of life at UW–Madison Jan. 22, 2009 UW–Madison officials have a new tool to show prospective employees and students what it’s like to live, play, work and learn on campus and in the city of Madison.
  • National magazine honors UW historian as an emerging scholar Jan. 21, 2009 Ned Blackhawk, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of history and American Indian Studies, has been recognized by "Diverse" magazine this month as one of ten emerging scholars nationally who are taking their disciplines in exciting new directions.
  • Numerous city, campus events honor Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 14, 2009 The Madison and university communities will have a number of opportunities to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through sponsored events around the city.
  • Dawn Crim Dawn Crim named new special assistant for community relations Dec. 23, 2008 Dawn Crim has been selected from a national search process to lead community relations initiatives for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective Jan. 1, 2009, Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin announced today.
  • First Wave ensemble premieres ‘Boomboxed’ Dec. 2, 2008 The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) will present the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble in another original work, "Boomboxed," Friday-Saturday, Dec. 12-13, at the Hemsley Theatre in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave.
  • Fred Ho Visiting artist’s journey of collaboration, imagination Nov. 19, 2008 Fred Ho, master of the baritone saxophone, composer, writer, producer, activist, visionary and leader of the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, is this semester’s Arts Institute artist in residence.
  • Robust number of first-generation students in Class of 2012 Nov. 6, 2008 Incoming students at UW-Madison are traditionally strong academically and very active in activities outside the classroom. But in recent years, the university is also gaining a reputation for admitting a significant group of first-generation students, or students whose parents did not earn a college degree. Among this year’s class of 5,774 new students, 1,170 carry this distinction.
  • New diversity chief ready for challenges ahead Nov. 5, 2008 Damon Williams, who began as vice provost for diversity and climate in August, comes to campus at a key moment in time: Plan 2008, UW-Madison’s 10-year diversity plan, is coming to an end, putting him in a position to create a blueprint for the future of the issue on campus.
  • Stitched tapestry of Hmong history unveiled at Multicultural Center Oct. 27, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Multicultural Student Center (MSC) unveiled a colorful, wall-sized stitched tapestry depicting the history of the Hmong people during a celebration and ceremony this week.
  • Campus summit addresses growing Latino campus population Oct. 22, 2008 The UW–Madison Latino Summit 2008 will discuss the ways the university can further meet the needs of the fastest-growing minority on campus.1
  • Portion of album cover Study debunks myth that early immigrants quickly learned English Oct. 16, 2008 Joseph Salmons has always been struck by the pervasiveness of the argument. In his visits across Wisconsin, in many newspaper letters to the editor, and in the national debates raging over modern immigration, he encounters the same refrain:
  • Steven Clark, engineering diversity leader, dies Oct. 15, 2008 Steven N. Clark, assistant dean for diversity affairs and student leadership programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, died unexpectedly Monday. He was 44.
  • Exhibit exploring Nazi persecution of homosexuals comes to campus Oct. 15, 2008 The Madison Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools (GSAFE) is hosting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, at the Memorial Library between Oct. 10 and Dec. 10.
  • Photo of girl at chalkboard working on math problem U.S. culture derails girl math whizzes Oct. 10, 2008 A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study.
  • Spoken word’s best featured in ‘Passing the Mic’ Oct. 8, 2008 The Passing the Mic Series has become a signature event of the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) and is an important component of the annual Wisconsin Book Festival. Now in its fourth year, the event showcases spoken-word poet-performers from UW–Madison, teams of teen poets from around the country, and nationally known leaders and hip-hop performers. Passing the Mic events are scheduled for Oct. 16–18 in venues on campus and in Madison.
  • Centro Hispano, Schools of Hope to recruit campus tutors Thursday Oct. 7, 2008 The Centro Hispano tutoring program will have an informational booth in library mall from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. this Thursday for interested UW-Madison students. There will also be tutor training and sign-up for the Schools of Hope tutoring program Thursday evening in the Union from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. The programs give students of all educational backgrounds the chance to tutor pre-school to high school level children.
  • Photo from Wheel set Student-run show to premiere on Big Ten Network Sept. 29, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will premiere a unique 30-minute magazine-style program showcasing a variety of university stories on the Big Ten Network (BTN) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. central.
  • Forum to focus on First Nations, Plan 2008 Sept. 16, 2008 The story of human occupation along the southern shores of Lake Mendota began more than 12,000 years ago, around the time the last glaciers retreated from this area. "DeJope," or "Four Lakes" in the Ho-Chunk language, remains Ho-Chunk ancestral homeland.