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  • Upcoming diversity forum to focus on First Nations, Plan 2008 Sept. 10, 2008 The culture and experiences of the First Nations community will be the focus of the ninth annual Campus Diversity Forum.
  • University works to promote success for first-generation students Sept. 9, 2008 For many students, the move from high school to college is a foregone conclusion. Their parents attended college and helped guide them through applying, registering and settling in. For first-generation students, however, the transition to postsecondary education is not always as fluid.
  • New UW sweatshirt promotes environment, fair trade Sept. 8, 2008 A new hoodie now available at University Book Store allows students to show University of Wisconsin style while also promoting eco-friendly and fair trade values.
  • Photo of University Gospel Choir Recent sightings: University Gospel Choir Sept. 8, 2008
  • Arts Institute brings musician, composer, activist Fred Ho to campus Sept. 4, 2008 The Arts Institute is pleased to welcome artist in residence Fred Ho to the University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall.
  • New ‘Think’ campaign encourages respect, inclusive campus climate Sept. 1, 2008 Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community are being encouraged to "Think" about using the power of respect and positive action to promote a welcoming and inclusive campus climate.
  • First-year Interest Groups take off at UW-Madison Aug. 20, 2008 Beginning as a pilot program in 2001, First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) set out to provide diversity education, connect academic pursuits with residence life and offer integrated learning across a cohort of courses. In its first year, FIGs supported 75 students within four FIGs. Since then, the program has blossomed to more than 580 students and 31 FIGs.
  • Lecture series honoring Denice Denton planned for Sept. 12 Aug. 19, 2008 Nancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the first lecture in the Denice D. Denton Distinguished Lecture Series.
  • Program bolsters number of minority engineering graduate degree recipients Aug. 12, 2008 Elizabeth Felton never thought about pursuing a Ph.D. when, in 2000, she began her master's degree program in biomedical engineering. That changed during a gathering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Engineering Research Scholars program (GERS).
  • Leader of Indian university visits UW-Madison Aug. 7, 2008 As part of an ongoing effort to forge stronger ties with leading educational institutions in India, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting P.K. Abdul Azis, the vice chancellor of India's Aligarh Muslim University, on campus today and tomorrow, Aug. 7-8.
  • PEOPLE students to be celebrated July 31, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate one of its most important diversity "pipeline" programs Friday, Aug. 1.
  • Eight UW-Madison graduate students receive international travel awards July 24, 2008 Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns.
  • Photo of Precious Banks Research Apprenticeship Program offers an early taste of the field of medicine July 14, 2008 The Research Apprenticeship Program, now in its 28th year, aims to increase participation and success rates of students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
  • Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute July 1, 2008 Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.
  • Project Summer targets employment opportunities for youth with disabilities June 9, 2008 High schools across the country strive to prepare youth for adulthood, but there are additional challenges for youth with disabilities during this transition. Project Summer, an effort of the Community Inclusion Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center, is a three-year research project that focuses on identifying strategies to increase the participation of youth with disabilities in employment and community life.
  • Summer conference services uphold university ideal May 27, 2008 With the spring semester coming to a close, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus prepares for a transition from predominantly undergraduate students to a highly diverse summer population. For University Housing Conference Services Program Director Sharon Seagren, June, July and August are the busiest months of the year.
  • New exchange program to build bridges between UW and India May 27, 2008 Although still recovering from jet lag, a group of 15 undergraduate students from India are getting situated in various labs across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where they will spend the summer conducting research.
  • Photo of Moji Olaniyan A voice nearly silenced teaches art of storytelling May 19, 2008 Moji Olaniyan, an assistant dean in the College of Letters and Science, heads the African Storytelling on Wheels project, which prepares UW–Madison students of African origin to tell stories of their native countries to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in racially nondiverse elementary schools in eastern and northern Wisconsin. Olaniyan, herself a storyteller, recently regained her voice — and her storytelling — after a bout with voice problems.
  • Taking a fresh look at employee recruiting May 15, 2008 The story behind the improbable journey of Adin Palau and his family from Havana, Cuba, to Madison eight years ago is a testament to how persistence, luck, hard work, community involvement and good advice can change lives forever.
  • Chancellor Wiley's message on the earthquake tragedy in China May 15, 2008 As the UW-Madison community grows more globally interconnected each year, tragedies such as the devastating earthquake that struck southwest China this week are felt here on a more deeply personal level. My heartfelt condolences go out to colleagues, students, alumni and friends from China who are coping directly with the trauma and uncertainly of this unfolding disaster.