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American Indian Treaties of the Upper Great Lakes

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Barbara

Dr. Anthony Gulig, Dept. of History, will talk about “American Indian Treaties of the Upper Great Lakes: How We Know What We Know” at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 14, at the Fort Atkinson Club (211 S. Water St. E, … Continue reading →

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“How much Indian are you?” talk

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Barbara

Dr. Jill Doerfler, Associate Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, will talk about “‘How much Indian are you?’ The Problem with Blood Quantum and Racialization of Native Peoples” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 7 … Continue reading →

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Diversity in the Workplace

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Barbara

Deesha Dyer will talk about “Diversity in the workplace: Creating intentional opportunities for people of color,” the keynote address for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium’s Fern Young Terrace. The … Continue reading →

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Using social media for social good

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Barbara

Luvvie Ajayi will talk about “Using social media for social good” at 7pm on Mon., Feb. 27, in the Young Auditorium. It’s part of the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series! Ajayi is a writer, speaker and digital strategist, which, according to … Continue reading →

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Employment Discrimination and Asian American Communities

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Barbara

Maria Flores, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will speak about “Civil Rights Focus: Employment Discrimination Issues Faced by Asian American Communities” on Thurs., Feb. 23, from 3:30pm-4:30pm in UC 275A. It’s part of the Southeast Asian Heritage Lecture Series! … Continue reading →

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Generations of Southeast Asian Youth: Assimilation, Styling and (Racial) Profiling

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Barbara

Pao Lee Vue, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Program Co-director of Women and Gender Studies at St. John Fisher College, will talk about “Generations of Southeast Asian Youth: Assimilation, Styling and (Racial) Profiling” on Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016, from 3:30-4:30pm … Continue reading →

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Where — Oh, Where — is Planet Nine? — Finding a very small needle in a very big haystack

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Barbara

The final lecture in the Fall 2016 Whitewater Observatory Lecture Series, “Where — Oh, Where — is Planet Nine? — Finding a very small needle in a very big haystack” will be delivered at 8pm on Fri., Dec. 2, by … Continue reading →

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The things they carried

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Barbara

Tonight (Monday, November 7th) at 7 p.m., in the Young Auditorium, Chancellor Kopper will present the 2016 Chancellor’s Regional Literary Award to novelist and U.S. Army veteran Tim O’Brien, who wrote The things they carried, a work of fiction about … Continue reading →

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Choosing and Using an Amateur Telescope

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Barbara

Dr. Paul Rybski, UW-Whitewater Dept. of Physics, will talk about Choosing and Using an Amateur Telescope: So Many Choices, So Little Time! on Fri., Nov. 4, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the first installment of the Fall 2015 Whitewater … Continue reading →

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Diversity Forum: Learn more

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Barbara

The 2016 Diversity Forum on Nov. 1-2, hosted by Student Affairs, offers a variety of sessions that may interest you! Please attend any sessions listed below that appeal to you. See descriptions of these sessions at http://www.uww.edu/diversity/diversity-forum Tuesday, November 1 … Continue reading →

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