Added online courses, as well as scholarships, will make it easier for individuals to advance their academics, according to Dean of Continuing Studies Jeffrey Russell.
The Climate Reality Campus Corps at UW-Madison has been focusing on “raising a lot of student awareness and support, and faculty support for the 100% Committed campaign,” according to Mary Pierce, a member of the group. The organization has had success at smaller universities, but bringing the cause to UW-Madison is part of their goal of spreading awareness on a larger scale.
Hours after hundreds of Madison residents rallied at the Capitol to observe International Women’s Day, a group of UW-Madison students and community members gathered in the Humanities Building for a “discussion on a socialist strategy to defeat [President Donald] Trump's sexism.” The event, titled “International Women’s Day Against Trump” and sponsored by Madison Socialist Alternative and Socialist Students Madison, featured speakers from the Madison community and across the Midwest.
Student panelists shared personal anecdotes about the driving forces that led them to enroll in college. Evans, a non-traditional student who was homeless for much of her college career, said she owed her desire to continue her education to her older brother, and the Gifted and Talented Education in her early school years.
Though it has many misconceptions, nuclear energy has many benefits, according to award-winning author Michael Shellenberger, who discussed the topic in a lecture Tuesday. Shellenberger, a pro-nuclear environmentalist has co-authored multiple books, including “The Death of Environmentalism,” “Break Through,” and “An Ecomodernist Manifesto.” He has been an advocate for environmental and social justice for more than 25 years. His lecture, part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, pertained primarily to the issue of clean energy resources and the use of nuclear power and energy.
To Women of Color week, WUD Global Connections held a panel Monday that was comprised of three faculty members who come from immigrant families. They discussed immigration and integration—how they have learned to navigate U.S. culture, especially in the current political climate.
Stories to Break Borders, a UW-Madison student-led initiative that launched Sunday, is a Facebook-based project through which student leaders on campus can “share their story with the world and tell people their own unique perspective on things,” according to Saeed.
Chanell M. Cousins, 20, was booked in the Dane County Jail following a tip from a community member that led to the arrest. She is facing tentative charges of burglary and party to a crime.
The interactive talk and workshop, titled “Mechanics of the Mind: Unpacking White Supremacy,” was sponsored by the organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment. It was initially supposed to be led by racial justice consultant and trainer Brandi Grayson. However, due to a family emergency, Muab-El stepped in for Grayson.
UW-Madison instructors debated how they should deliver course content to this generation of college students that have seen the term “trigger warning” splashed on recent headlines. Ellen Samuels, an associate professor in the Gender and Women’s Studies and English departments, gathered a group of students, faculty and staff to discuss how instructors can handle the communication of difficult content in their courses.
A panel titled “The Urgency of Now: Perspectives on Leading for Social Change,” assembled Wednesday evening to speak about racial and social justice and its impact on the UW-Madison campus.
Over 32 years after joining the UW-Madison Police Department’s ranks, Assistant Chief Brian Bridges will serve his final day on the force Wednesday.
The event was a dedication and libation ceremony for the center, which is located on the first floor of the Red Gym. The BCC will serve black students by facilitating opportunities for academic and social support, co-curricular programming and as a community building. It will acknowledge specific realities of black students at UW-Madison, according to their mission statement.
Roughly three weeks after UW-Madison student Daniel Dropik took a leave of absence from the university, the American Freedom Party, a white nationalist group, has continued to actively recruit in Madison.
The Chazen Museum of Art will lose someone who’s been a fixture for 33 years with the retirement of Director Russell Panczenko, who is leaving June 30, according to a UW-Madison news release. Along with holding the director position, he also served as chief curator since 1984.
The past and present of UW-Madison Peace Corps volunteers will be displayed this week as the program celebrates its 56th anniversary with a week of recruitment events aimed at highlighting the hospitality that forms a central part of service abroad. The national program was founded March 1, 1961, by former President John F. Kennedy.
Two suspects are involved, one of which has been identified through surveillance footage as Malcolm C. Owens, a 19-year-old Madison resident. UWPD Director of Communications Marc Lovicott said they do not believe either individual has any affiliation with UW-Madison, but they are not certain.
Changing Health, Attitudes, Actions to Recreate Girls at UW-Madison is a chapter of a national organization that coaches members to be confident and lead healthy lifestyles through weekly meetings and group support.
For first-year student Melissa Strupp, the struggle to start her college career began long before she ever scaled Bascom Hill.
A range of UW-Madison student organizations—from the Campus Women’s Center and Women’s Studies Club to Black Woman Heal and Muslim Student Association—exchanged ideas Thursday for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, in the spirit of the month's theme: "Engaging New Voices." University Health Services and End Violence on Campus hosted the meeting.
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