Sounding the Wisconsin Idea
Backed by the Public Humanities Exchange for Undergraduates (HEX-U), the Magnolia Trio uses their music to inspire the next generation of musicians.
UW-Madison is a top producer of Fulbright scholars
Three of UW-Madison's 2022-2023 Fulbright scholars are faculty who reside in the College of Letters & Science. Congratulations to Katarzyna Beilin (Department of Spanish and Portuguese), Adam Kern (Department of Asian Languages and Cultures) and Anne Pringle (Department of Botany).
Five win 2022-23 University Staff Awards
The awards honor staff members for their excellence in effectiveness, innovation, creativity, originality, leadership, climate, and service to the university.
2023 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Six L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive 2023 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Uncomfortable Truths
Simon Balto’s research helps us unlearn the narratives of modern policing.
Teaching Through Culture
In Juan Egea’s classes there are no glazed eyes, bored whispers or furtive Snapchatting. The popular professor of Spanish and Portuguese captures attention and holds it by using humor, vivid imagery and even a bit of role-playing. “I know when they’re with me,” Egea declares. “I can feel it.”
Humanities, amplified
The Constellations program encourages students to dive into critical questions, while fulfilling gen-ed requirements.
Seven students win Troxell-Glicksman Awards
The Louise Troxell Award and Edna Kernwood Glicksman Award were created to honor the cause of women on this campus. Informally known as the Troxell-Glicksman Awards, they recognize outstanding junior or senior women from across UW–Madison, nominated by faculty or academic staff.
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