The Legacy of Walter Mirisch ('42)

L&S revisits some of the most famous films produced by the legendary Hollywood icon and Department of History alumnus.

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Seventeen L&S graduate students honored with 2022-23 Teaching Assistant Awards

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.

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Cultivating Curiosity with Dr. Morgan Jerald

Morgan Jerald, assistant professor of psychology, encourages her students to cultivate their intellectual curiosity beyond learning with the goal of getting good grades.

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Listen to this - 2023

Back with another track, Letters & Science faculty members offer up some of their favorite jams to give your playlists a jolt.

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L&S alumna named director of PEOPLE program

Shanee McCoy (African American Studies '09) a champion for students with a long record of increasing college access and success, will serve as the next director of UW–Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE). McCoy is well-positioned to lead the program, which helps low-income and first-generation Wisconsin youth achieve their academic goals.

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3 out of 5 UW's hottest majors in L&S

Data Science, Computer Sciences and Psychology all make up the top five fastest growing majors showing UW-Madison's continued evolution to make sure higher education captures student interest and meets the needs of employers here in Wisconsin and around the world.

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Dr. Lopez receives Regents’ Diversity Award

The annual Regents’ Diversity Awards recognizes individuals and programs that foster access and success for historically underrepresented populations. Among the 2023 recipients is professor Lori Kido Lopez, whose research and teaching focus on ways disenfranchised communities use media to promote empowerment and social justice.

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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.

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2023 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced

Six L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive 2023 Distinguished Teaching Awards.

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