Resources
CALS Student Organizations, Programs and Committees Focused on Diversity and Inclusion
- Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Related Sciences (MANRRS)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- AHANA-Maps Pre-Health Society
- Science/Medicine Graduate Research Scholars Program (SciMed GRS)
- CALS Equity and Diversity Committee
Campus-Wide Student Support Programs and Advising Units
- Campus Women’s Center
- Office of Childcare and Family Resources
- International Student Services (ISS)
- LGBT Campus Center
- Multicultural Student Center (MSC)
- McBurney Disability Resource Center
- Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO)
- Center for Academic Excellence (CAE)
- Chancellor’s & Powers-Knapp Program
- First Wave & Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI)
- Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity for Learning Excellence Program (PEOPLE)
- Posse Program
Research and Mentorship Opportunities
- Community Environmental Scholars Program
- WISCIENCE & BioCommons
- Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP)
- McNair Scholars Program
- Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS)
- CALS Honors in Research Program
Staying Well Physically and Mentally
- University Health Services (UHS)
- Let’s Talk Program
- SilverCloud: online mental health services for UW students, faculty, and staff
- Life Matters: confidential counseling and personal resources for UW faculty and staff
- UHS Mental Health Crisis Line: for UW students
Residential Life
Scholarships and Financial Aid
To apply for scholarships, go to MyUW and click on the Financial Tab on the top of the page. Proceed to Scholarships@UW-Madison.
- Office of Student Financial Aid
- Chancellor’s/Powers-Knapp Scholarship
- Community and Environmental Scholars Program
- Lawton Undergraduate Retention Grant
- Wisconsin Alumni Association Chapter Scholarships
- Affordable Colleges: Financial Aid Opportunities for Underrepresented Students
- Gates Millennium Scholarship
- Federal Aid Programs
- Scholarships from other Organizations
Campus Connections and Resources for Cultural Inventory
- Campus Climate: Discussion and updates surrounding efforts related to diversity and inclusion
- Creating Community: Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement
- Campus Diversity Reports & Strategic Plans
- Bridge Program
- Diversity Dialogues
- Our Wisconsin
- Students Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED)
- STEM Diversity Network
- Resources for Self Development
- Hate and Bias Reporting System
Our Shared Future
In September 2020, the Advising and Career Services Book and Film Club began an email series to help advising and career service communities better understand the experience of Indigenous students, settler-colonialism, and Indigenization efforts in higher education. This series is in response to UW-Madison’s campus-wide commitment to learn and teach about the Our Shared Future heritage marker. Below are some of the resources shared through this series.
- Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center
- National Congress of American Indians
- American Indian Treaties at National Archives
- Why Treaties Matter (Video)
- Heritage Sites on Campus
- A Treacherous Choice and a Treaty Right (31-Minute Listen)
- More About Treaties
Decolonizing Thanksgiving
- The Invention of Thanksgiving: Massacre, myths, and the making of a great November holiday
- The Myth of Thanksgiving: Native American Perspectives on the Pilgrims
- How to Decolonize Your Thanksgiving Dinner
- ThanksTaking or Thanksgiving? (podcast)
- 10 Children’s Books by Native Writers
- Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combating Racism in Schools
Putting Learning Into Practice