Sixty-nine alumni are currently in the Peace Corps, ranking second in the nation in number of graduates carrying on President John F. Kennedy’s mission to recruit Americans to do good around the globe.
1. Madison, Wisconsin. Home to the University of Wisconsin and 11 highly ranked hospitals, Madison rolls out the red carpet for seniors. The city, which is 150 miles from the cultural hub of Chicago, boasts high employment growth and a low crime rate, along with abundant recreational and fitness facilities, YMCAs, libraries, museums and movie theaters.
A similar effort is being undertaken by Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, who with County Board approval has assembled a committee of representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, the County Board and the District Attorney’s Office, a UW professor and community members to identify potential problems and offer solutions before implementing a body camera program.
The UW-Madison has long wanted to have a permanent, physical presence in south Madison, a neighborhood that has experienced more than its fair share of struggles and outside assumptions.
Last month, I was on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at a talk on race. The facilitator began by apologizing for being a white man. I went quiet
The UW South Madison Partnership is open for business.
Laura Wyatt promotes urban outdoors as administrative program manager of UW-Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
David Drake, an associate professor of forest and wildlife ecology and a UW Extension wildlife specialist, is leading a research team that is humanely trapping and tracking foxes and coyotes who are making the campus their home.
Between today and 2020, Wisconsin will have approximately 75,000 job openings that require educational credentials beyond the bachelor’s degree. These include 12,000 jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, plus 22,000 jobs in managerial and professional office work, according to a Georgetown University study.
Column by April McHugh, a career and educational counselor for the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Report on panel discussion about the satirical French newspaper.
The Madison metro area ranked first in the nation for having the highest percentage of graduates in STEM fields.
Artists tend to be masters at multitasking and “can’t afford to be ivory tower,” according to flute professor Stephanie Jutt, the moderator of “Arts in Madison: An Economic Engine,” co-sponsored by the Advocacy Consortium for Entrepreneurs and the Arts Institute. Also quoted: Ben Reiser, coordinator of the Wisconsin Film Festival; Paula Panczenko, director of Tandem Press; Kurt Squire, professor of education and vice president of research at the UW Learning Games Network; Christopher Taylor, professor of piano.
In an effort to further research in veterinary medicine, the University of Wisconsin is looking to expand a newly created animal shelter medicine program with a newly acquired $1.3 million in funds.
In an effort to inspire further dialogue about injustice in America, the selection committee for UW-Madison’s common-reading program is seeking book suggestions that address the theme of inequality.
The season’s first MOOC brings together the DNR, UW-Madison, the Aldo Leopold Foundation and thousands of students via the Internet. The end of class get-together features venison stew. “What an opportunity to sort of marry this digital free content to face-to-face engagement around the state,” said EI spokeswoman Lika Balenovich.
Noted: A trio of prominent local African-Americans describes the subtle slights, how they don their racial ‘armor’ and offer advice to white Madisonians. Included: Everett Mitchell, director of community relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team and Bucky Badger skate and sign autographs during Groove & Glide event at Vilas Park on Sunday. The event by Madison Parks is hosted at different outdoor ice rinks around town.
Takeaways from the “UW Voices” series will inform the implementation of the new campus diversity plan.
Noted: Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor of curriculum and instruction, spoke from her experience in teaching and education research, noting that some things haven’t changed since the time portrayed in the movie “Selma.”
“We have young people in particular in the state of Wisconsin, black children who can’t read,” she said. “That’s a fundamental issue for me; it’s what I’ve devoted my entire life’s work to.”
“According to UW-Madison sociology professor Pam Oliver’s research, racial disparities occur throughout the criminal justice process.”
Karma Chávez, an associate professor in the university’s department of communication arts, hosted a lively debate Thursday on whether body cameras can help prevent police violence.
