• Oct 16
    Go Big Read Author Keynote

    Rebekah Taussig

    Union South, Varsity Hall

    The 2024-25 Go Big Read selection is Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig. Chancellor Mnookin converses with the 2024-2025 Go Big Read author, Rebekah Taussig. The Chancellor and Taussig will engage in meaningful discussion on disability, accessibility, and other topics from this year’s book. There will be an opportunity for an audience Q&A. This counts towards …

  • Sep 25
    YWCA Racial Justice Summit

    9/25 & 9/26: Virtual; 9/27: Monona Terrace

    YWCA Madison’s Racial Justice Summit is among the largest multiracial, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary community gatherings in the United States annually. This year, the 2024 Racial Justice Summit will occur virtually on September 25-26 and in-person at Monona Terrace on September 27. You are invited to be a part of this growing community of people committed …

  • Sep 19
    EQ@Work Session 2: Leading with Empathy

    Tamie Klumpyan, Program Manager for Inclusion @UW within the Office of Human Resources

    Zoom Registration Link (Required)

    Empathy: How do we show others that they are seen, matter, and are not alone? When used in our daily interactions, empathy is the thread that fuels connection, trust, and inclusion. Learn the difference between empathy and sympathy; the varying types of empathy; and practice of deep listening to create space for others’ feelings and …

  • Aug 20
    Bad River Documentary Screening

    Admissions Media Room and virtually

    Bad River is a new documentary film which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience which includes a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in America. As Eldred Corbine, a Bad River Tribal Elder declares: “We gotta protect it… die for it, if we have to.”

  • Jul 11
    EQ@Work Session 1: Noticing & Naming

    Tamie Klumpyan, Program Manager for Inclusion @UW within the Office of Human Resources

    Zoom Registration Link (Required)

    Emotions: How would it feel to honor and value them, rather than ignore or dismiss what we are feeling?  Understanding our emotions, what causes them, and the impact they have on our thoughts and actions is an essential practice of emotional intelligence.  Learn the skill of PAN to explore emotions as data for more responsive …

  • Jul 2
    A Conversation with Lily Zheng

    Watch the Recording

    In early July, the Wisconsin Union and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted a conversation with author, speaker, and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist Lily Zheng about how to put the principles of belonging into action.

  • Oct 24
    Badger Talks Live: The Latest Research Around Creating Inclusive Environments

    Badger Talks Live

    This is a FREE, 15 minute, virtual event hosted by Badger Talks that can be streamed on the Badger Talks Facebook page or at this link: https://www.youtube.com/badgertalks