Equity, Diversity + Inclusion News
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UW-Eau Claire to host Constitution Day discussion on free speech
UW-Eau Claire will recognize Constitution Day by hosting a discussion titled “Free Speech, Hate Speech and Speaking Out: Finding Your Voice in the Speech Debate.”
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Blugold Beginnings receives two major grants for 2018-19 program year
Blugold Beginnings at UW-Eau Claire was awarded two grants to for its robotics and College and Career Readiness programs. The grants support STEM and career preparedness programming for low-income, first-generation students and community youth.
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Teacher of the Year to present at 10th annual Schneider Disability Issues Forum
The 2015 Indiana Teacher of the Year, Kathy Nimmer, will present “What Kindergartners and Canines Know: Lessons from a Life with Students and Service Dogs” for UW-Eau Claire’s 10th annual Schneider Disability Issues Forum.
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Kelly Wonder named McNair program director at UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Kelly Wonder has been named director of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Dang Yang named Office of Multicultural Affairs director at UW-Eau Claire
Dang Yang has been named director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at UW-Eau Claire.
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Speaker series to focus on suffering, loss, survival after Holocaust and genocide
The first session of the UW-Eau Claire series "Holocaust and Genocide: Voices of Their Families' Suffering, Loss and Survival" will be from 6:30-9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Individuals planning to attend a session are asked to RSVP in advance.
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Chancellor's Blog: Midsummer campus update
Chancellor James Schmidt provides an update on progress in UW-Eau Claire's reorganization of its support divisions to better serve students and meet its Guidepost Goals.
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New recognitions highlight UW-Eau Claire support for LGBTQIA+ students
The work of UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff and students to enhance the college experience of LGBTQIA+ students has earned two recent national recognitions.
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Blugold Spotlight features Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton
Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton, professor of history at UW-Eau Claire, is featured in a Blugold Spotlight video. The former military analyst talks about her passion in teaching and how history plays a role in today's society.
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Man on a mission
UW-Eau Claire is attracting more students from inner-city neighborhoods in Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Indianapolis thanks to Dennis Beale, a grad who uses his own life experiences to help convince them college is a path to a better life.
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Local Juneteenth event to celebrate enrichment through diversity
Eau Claire's 2018 Juneteenth celebration will bring together area residents to celebrate their commitment toward a more united community enriched by its diversity.
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Internship, campus experiences help new grad find future career path
May grad Amanda Thao found her future career thanks to hands-on learning experiences inside and outside her UW-Eau Claire classrooms.
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Chancellor's Blog: Administrative changes at UW-Eau Claire
Chancellor James Schmidt announces a reorganization of UW-Eau Claire's leadership divisions to support institutional priorities of student support, financial stability and enrollment management.
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National TRIO Day events set for April 3
UW-Eau Claire will recognize National TRIO Day with a program and awards ceremony from 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 3 in Davies Center.
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Return on Diversity: EDI in the workplace
Join us at the 2018 Chamber-University Breakfast on April 4. This year's event focuses on diversity and inclusion and their impact in the workplace. Panelists will share how a commitment to diversity has benefited their organization and our community.
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Alum teaches coding to fifth-grade class thanks to UW-Eau Claire summer program
With the help of UW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings program and community partners, Katie Albin has added computer coding to her fifth-grade curriculum at Sherman Elementary School in Eau Claire.
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Immersions, internships, student groups shape social work major's college career
Larrick Potvin, a social work major, embraced a wealth of opportunities at UW-Eau Claire. As a result, his college career included everything from international immersions to internships to service.
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UW-Eau Claire to host variety of Black History Month events
UW-Eau Claire’s celebration of Black History Month ramps up during the final weeks of February with a variety of events, including award-winning music and important discussions about the pioneers and heroes who have impacted generations of Americans.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Moving" and "powerful" are among the words UW-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff are using to describe UW-Eau Claire’s Jan. 31 on-campus event celebrating the vision and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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UW-Eau Claire Upward Bound program to receive Regents Diversity Award
Upward Bound at UW-Eau Claire has been named a recipient of the 2018 Diversity Award from the UW System Board of Regents.
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On-campus Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration set for Jan. 31
UW-Eau Claire will host a campus-community celebration of the vision and legacy of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the opening week of its spring 2018 semester. The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 31.
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UW-Eau Claire named best in state for LGBTQ student support
UW-Eau Claire's recognition as the best college for LGBTQ students in Wisconsin comes from BestColleges.com, which partnered with Campus Pride in releasing its list of “Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students in Every State.”
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Chancellor's Blog: MLK's dream is alive and well
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018 approaches, Chancellor Schmidt recalls the civil rights leader's dream and stresses the importance of ongoing efforts at UW-Eau Claire toward greater equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Blugold mentors teach local fifth-graders about making change in their community
Thanks to a team of Blugolds, local fifth-graders now understand how decades ago citizenship schools helped African-Americans in their fight against segregation, and how the spirit of these schools still is shaping social justice movements today.