by UMOJA Staff | August 30, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
First African American Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Tony Burrell retires after 32-year career Spectrum News 1 After more than three decades on the job, July 8 marks the final day for Wisconsin State Patrol’s highest-ranking officer. Standing...
by UMOJA Staff | August 3, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
Madison’s Hip Hop Architect Gets Major Award and Creates His Own Hieroglyphics The Wisconsin State Journal The work of Michael Ford is meant to stand out, inspire and engage. The Madison architect is in the midst of designing the space for the Universal Hip Hop...
by UMOJA Staff | May 12, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
Jeffrey Norman Sworn in as Milwaukee’s New Police Chief Wisconsin Public Radio Acting Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman was appointed to a full, four-year term on Nov. 4 wrapping up more than a year of turmoil over the city’s top law enforcement...
by UMOJA Staff | October 19, 2021 | UMOJA Shorts
Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time CNN The National Inventors Hall of Fame lineup is full of familiar faces: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers and Eli Whitney, along with many other mostly...
by UMOJA Staff | September 28, 2021 | UMOJA Shorts
UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings elected as a fellow to The British Academy The British Academy elected 84 new fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the SHAPE subjects — the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. Among this year’s cohort of new...
by UMOJA Staff | July 23, 2021 | UMOJA Shorts
LaVar Charleston Named UW–Madison’s Next Chief Diversity Officer University of Wisconsin-Madison LaVar Charleston, an innovative leader and accomplished researcher with nearly two decades of experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education,...
