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UW-Madison’s Black Student Union President Marquise Mays and Program Development and Assessment Specialist in the Division of Student Life Hazel Symonette spread tobacco around the new Black Cultural Center space during a dedication and libation ceremony.

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Campus leaders dedicate Black Cultural Center at conclusion of Black History Month

By Catherine Goslin | Feb. 28, 2017

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.

Laura Linde, a 2014 UW-Madison graduate and Peace Corps volunteer, with her group of Peace Corps Nicaragua students.

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UW-Madison ranked first in number of Peace Corps volunteers

By Claire Grummon | Feb. 28, 2017

With 87 UW-Madison graduates currently volunteering worldwide, UW-Madison ranks first among large schools on the Peace Corps 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. Since 1961, when the Peace Corps was founded, 3,239 alumni from UW-Madison have volunteered abroad.

The Madison chapter of the American Freedom Party, a white nationalist group that was met with student protests in January, is still organizing on UW-Madison’s campus.

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White nationalist group continues recruiting on campus; Dropik ‘still affiliated’

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 28, 2017

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.

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Chazen director to retire after 33 years in June

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 28, 2017

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.

UW-Madison is once again the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers in the country, ranking first among large universities in the number of volunteers worldwide for the second consecutive year.

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Peace Corps Week recognizes national program’s 56th year

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 28, 2017

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.

Malcolm C. Owens (left) and another unidentified suspect are being investigated by UW-Madison Police Department for a series of burglaries that have occurred in buildings throughout campus.

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UWPD investigating string of burglaries on campus

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 27, 2017

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.

Members of the all-woman lifestyle student organization Changing Health, Attitudes, Actions to Recreate Girls at UW-Madison workout during a weekly session, which are either taught by a member of the group’s executive staff or an instruction from a local fitness studio.

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Student organization encourages female students to ‘find their fit’

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 27, 2017

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 many UW-Madison students, financial aid is not enough to subsidize a college career. Professor Timothy Smeeding looks to curtail financial burdens early on with a national legislative proposal.

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Professor’s ‘explicit’ proposal aims to streamline low-income aid

By Linnea Emerson | Feb. 27, 2017

For first-year student Melissa Strupp, the struggle to start her college career began long before she ever scaled Bascom Hill.

Representatives from various UW-Madison student organizations gathered to share ideas for Sexual Assault Awareness Month events Thursday.

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Student organizations plan Sexual Assault Awareness Month events

By Maggie Chandler | Feb. 24, 2017

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.

Chancellor Rebecca Blanks gave remarks at the annual Faculty of Color reception that acknowledged promoted and recently hired UW-Madison faculty of color.

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Promoted, recently hired faculty of color honored at annual reception

By Claire Campbell | Feb. 24, 2017

Faculty of color at UW-Madison—a demographic that has increased 5 percent in the last 10 years—who got promoted or recently hired were honored Thursday during an annual reception in which top university administrators discussed diversity on campus.

UW-Madison Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred in the southern area of campus.

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Sexual assault reported in 'southern area of campus'

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 23, 2017

A sexual assault reportedly occurred in the southern area of campus, according to a UW-Madison Crime Warning.

UW-Madison faculty members addressed Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election in a panel held at Union South Wednesday.

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UW-Madison experts weigh in on Russia’s involvement in Trump election

By Téalin Robinson | Feb. 23, 2017

Foreign involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been the source of great debate since the Central Intelligence Agency’s release of a declassified document tying the Trump campaign to Russia in January. Four UW-Madison faculty members met to discuss this controversial topic in a panel on campus Wednesday.

Accessible Reproductive Healthcare Initiative works to make menstrual products accessible to women and families in the Madison area.

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Student group aims to increase access to menstrual products

By Megan Provost | Feb. 23, 2017

What started last year as feminine product collection drive is now one of UW-Madison’s newest student organizations: Accessible Reproductive Healthcare Initiative.

Former NCAA All-American wrestler and Columbia University wrestling coach Hudson Taylor discussed goals of his nonprofit organization, Athlete Ally, which advocates for support of people in sports for members of the LGBT community.

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Former NCAA wrestler ‘educates and activates’ athletes to advocate for LGBT individuals

By Matthew Whitney | Feb. 22, 2017

Hudson Taylor's nonprofit organization, Athlete Ally, aims to end homophobia, transphobia and sexism in the athletic community. Taylor’s credibility in this athletic context is supported by his past achievements, as well as his past as a wrestling coach at Columbia University in New York City.

Panelists Yamiche Alcindor, Mike Massoglia and John Chisholm shared their thoughts based on their past experiences regarding the involvement of race in the criminal justice system.

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Expert panel speaks on incarceration and race through experiences, history

By Stephanie Wolf | Feb. 21, 2017

The panel’s various professional backgrounds diversified the discussion and perspectives on the weaknesses of our current American justice system; New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor was joined by UW-Madison sociology Professor Mike Massoglia and Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm.

Wisconsin Alumni Association President Paula Bonner announced Monday she will retire from her roles at UW-Madison effective Oct. 31, 2017.

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WAA President announces retirement after 41 years at UW

By Catherine Goslin | Feb. 20, 2017

After over four decades of service at UW-Madison, President of the Wisconsin Alumni Association Paula Bonner announced Monday she will retire effective Oct. 31.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank approved full-funding through her office for Our Wisconsin, an inclusion program that will be offered to first-year students in residence hall.

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Blank approves full-funding for first-year student diversity training program

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 19, 2017

Chancellor Rebecca Blank approved full-funding from her office for the Our Wisconsin programs. The workshops will engage students in conversations about identities, and go further in depth of the advantages and disadvantages of various groups, according to Our Wisconsin Student Coordinator Katrina Morrison.

UW-Madison student organizations and a University Health Services psychologist investigated benefits of mindfulness—the act of paying attention on purpose—and are spreading their findings to students, faculty and staff on campus.

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UW students, staff encourage practice of mindfulness to reduce stress, anxiety

By Catherine Goslin | Feb. 18, 2017

Bob McGrath, a psychologist at University Health Services at UW-Madison, says that the term “mindfulness” has only been in common use for the past 10 to 15 years, and the practice itself has just begun to gain widespread popularity.

Badger Volunteer hosted a presentation of LGBT Books to Prisons Thursday, which donates educational books to LGBT individuals in prison systems.

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Badger Volunteer event addresses LGBT community in the criminal legal system

By Hannah Malone | Feb. 16, 2017

Badger Volunteers hosted LGBT Books to Prisoners for their first educational session of the semester Thursday night.

Nikki Giovanni, one of the world’s best-known living poets, delivered the keynote address in UW-Madison’s Black History Month lecture series.

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Nikki Giovanni visits campus, speaks on strength of black women

By Jasmine Kiah | Feb. 15, 2017

The widely celebrated poet, educator and activist Nikki Giovanni honored the spirituality and strength of black women Wednesday evening as the keynote speaker in a continued Black History Month lecture series.