Tag Diversity

Efforts to recruit, retain minorities cited

December 11, 2003

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently highlighted three UW–Madison training programs among the top in the country when it comes to recruiting and retaining underrepresented minority students.

Faculty diversity liaisons help students thrive

November 4, 2003

The world, or at least its musical portions, gained depth and new dimensions for freshman Ingrid Smith when she first heard vintage recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn in music professor Richard Davis' Black Music Ensemble class this fall.

New ombuds office created to help resolve conflicts

August 26, 2003

A new office will provide confidential conflict resolution assistance to faculty and staff this fall, as part of efforts to enhance campus climate.

Seminars help students break down barriers

April 30, 2003

Seventeen mostly undergraduate students at UW–Madison are taking a first, grassroots step toward balancing their learning environment in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability and religion.

Diversity efforts examination set

March 26, 2003

Two outside evaluators will visit campus to review the implementation of Plan 2008 during the past five years and identify areas of focus for the next five years.

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

January 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

November 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

November 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

November 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.