College of Letters & Science
Dr. Sabrina Thomas will be a guest speaker for a working symposium, The Legacies of Mixed-Race Children Born of War: Kinship, Belonging and Transnational Adoption after World War II. This symposium will be held on November 6, 2025, at the Deutsches Haus at New York University. Learn more and register here.
Network, mingle, and share ideas with peers and faculty at the Ethnic Studies Mixer to get a positive start to your semester: When: September 9th from 1-3 pm Where: Memorial Union – Tripp Commons The Department of African American Studies is co-hosting this event with the Women’s and Gender Studies department. All Ethnic Studies majors, …
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s co-curated exhibition “Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” will be on display at UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art from tomorrow, August 10th until November 10th. The Chazen Museum of Art will be hosting Dr. Whitmire for a Co-Curator Conversation on Friday, September 10th at 10 a.m. to discuss the …
Dr. Christina Greene will be signing copies of her latest book, FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence, and Imprisonment, at A Room of One’s Own bookstore on May 16th from 4-6pm. FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence, and Imprisonment is the Winner of the 2023 Liberty Legacy Foundation Prize, Best Book …
Paul E. Raether, Davarian Baldwin, Kacie Lucchini Butcher, and Department of African American Studies Affiliate Simon Balto will be giving a panel discussion at the Pyle Center on Wednesday, April 17th on “Cops on Campus: Who Keeps Us Safe?” Paul E. Raether is a Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College. Davarian Baldwin is …
Co-sponsored by The Department of Communication Arts, and the International Screenwriters’ Association, the first annual Wisconsin Screenwriters’ Symposium is a convening of area storytellers, aspiring screenwriters, and film students for a series of workshops, panels, and career development events. Events include a panel on breaking into the business, an elevator pitch event, and a Screenwriting …
Join Professor Brittney Edmonds, Michael Bernard-Donals, Patricia Brady, Harry Brighouse, Russ Castronovo, and Armando Ibarra on Wednesday, April 10th at 5:30pm to hear their discussion on “Public Universities, Legislatures, and Academic Freedom”. The panel will discuss the external pressures facing public institutions such as UW-Madison. Topics will include the recent deal that was struck between …
Reverend Dr. Alex Gee, a UW-Madison alumnus and lifelong community advocate for change, will be conferred the honorary doctorate of humane letters at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Reverend Dr. Gee will be recognized for his outstanding community work pursuing equity in the state of Wisconsin. Rev. Dr. Gee is the Lead Pastor of Fountain …
Dr. Linda Perkins will be giving a Book Talk on Thursday, April 11th at 2:30 in the Pyle Center, Room 310. Perkins will be discussing her latest book, To Advance the Race: Black Women’s Higher Education from the Antebellum Era to the 1960s, forthcoming in April from the University of Illinois Press. This event is co-sponsored …
Release date: 11/18/2023 Genre: Opera Rating: TBD, Content Advisory: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X contains strong language. Runtime: 3 hours, 50 minutes Director: Robert O’Hara,Anthony Davis Starring: Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, Victor Ryan Robertson Synopsis: Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives in cinemas on November 18. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated …