Social Sciences

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The awards honor staff members for their excellence in effectiveness, innovation, creativity, originality, leadership, climate, and service to the university.

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

Professor of Economics Menzie Chinn studies that slipperiest of subjects: Inflation.

Having survived crises at Facebook, Katie Harbath now helps others navigate its pitfalls.