âCasteâ author Isabel Wilkerson to headline MLK Symposium For news media
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On Jan. 25, the University of WisconsinâMadison will welcome the highly respected narrative nonfiction writer Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for the virtual Martin Luther King Jr Symposium.
âThe work to fulfill Dr. King’s vision of racial equality continues today, and Wilkerson is carrying on this work,â says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “We look forward to hearing her presentation in honor of MLK Day here on campus.â
Isabel Wilkerson Photo by Joe Henson
Wilkerson, winner of the National Humanities Medal, is best known for her works, âCaste: The Origins of Our Discontentsâ and âWarmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of Americaâs Great Migration.â Her books focus on how the history of Black people in America can help everyone understand the issues Black people still experience in this country today. Wilkerson has a uniqu
Alumni, students, faculty & staff are invited to join in reading
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum s book,
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
An opening
kick-off conversation will be held on February 25, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Moderators will lead a discussion about the first chapter, why the book was chosen, and looking ahead at what’s to come.
A final
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., when
moderators will lead a constructive, vulnerable, and open conversation reflecting on the book, what participants might have learned, and what are intentional changes we can make to improve relationships.
We hope you will join us! The Advancement Division will provide a paperback version of Dr. Tatum’s book to all moderators, as well as, the first 15 registered participants.
UHR offers recruitment guidelines lunch and learn sessions Published: January 8, 2021 Author: Staff reports
University Human Resources, the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, the Office for University Accessibility, Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, and a number of other University stakeholders have partnered to establish new guidelines for recruitment and selection of faculty and staff at OHIO.
The updated guidelines are designed to promote active recruitment and outreach, combat bias during the search processes, and ultimately lead to more effective searches and a more diverse workforce. These guidelines build on the successes of the popular OHIO Search Committee Training series and the Diversity Advocate workshop and program.
Campus leaders react to Kenosha charging decision January 6, 2021
In August, we wrote a letter to the Badger community expressing deep concern following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha police officer. On Tuesday, it was announced that prosecutors would not seek charges against the officer involved in the shooting.
We write again to offer our support and to affirm the university’s commitment to seek social justice and fight racism. Like you, we want a safe and welcoming campus community for all and will continue to work toward that aim.
Many of you are working for racial justice, and we stand in solidarity with you. For some of you, newly awakened feelings of hurt, anger, and frustration may have you wondering what you can do to help. In either case we encourage you to find ways to channel those feelings into action creating a more just world; helping our fellow campus members through this hard time; and to peaceful organizing that encourages healing dialogue.
A University of Texas group that was created to help students report hateful comments, prejudiced behavior or other incidents of alleged bias has been disbanded amid an ongoing dispute about the limits of campus speech.
In a Dec. 22 settlement with a national free speech group, the university agreed to disband the Campus Climate Reporting Team, made up of university officials and professors. Political correctness is being ended at the University of Texas at Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on Twitter over the weekend. UT agreed to disband its absurd PC police and end policies that suppress speech on campus.
The settlement comes two months after a federal appeals court held that the group, Washington, D.C.-based Speech First, has legal standing to pursue the case.