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Building Connections and LOV

L&S alumna and Long-Term Field Instructor Stefanie Primm helped found LOV Inc., a family-led community center aimed at supporting people with disabilities and their families.

Cool Class: A Closer Look at Soccer in Africa

Abubakar Muhammad teaches students about how Africa and the beautiful game influence and impact each other.

Learning from a Master's Example

Steffani Bennett excavates the curiously ignored life of one of Japanese history’s most important artistic figures.

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Research Resources

L&S Office of Research Services (ORS)

The L&S Office of Research Services (ORS) assists faculty and staff in their efforts to promote research, advance learning and amplify the Wisconsin Idea. The office is led by Eric Wilcots, Associate Dean for Research. Research resources offered and administered by L&S include:

Institutional Review Board (IRB)
L&S Pre-Award Services
L&S Post-Award Services
Conflict of Interest and Outside Activities Reporting
Animal Research

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Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education oversees more than $1 billion in annual research expenditures, a figure that puts the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the number four university in the nation for volume of research. The office also includes administration of 17 cross-campus research and service centers and maintains oversight of the Graduate School, which has an annual budget of $160 million and as well as responsibility for 9,400 graduate students in 150 master’s and 120 doctoral fields.

Vice Chancellor Mailick’s leadership team consists of faculty and staff members representing the various disciplines of research and graduate education, including administration, physical sciences, biological sciences, social studies and arts and humanities.

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Shared Governance

The College of Letters & Science is committed to the style of "shared governance" that is characteristic of UW-Madison. Four committees, in particular, serve as important “advisory” bodies for the dean.

Academic Planning Council

University Staff Issues Committee (USIC)

Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI)

L&S Climate Committee

Awards & Honors

Faculty Awards

Each year, L&S faculty members garner top awards, professorships and fellowships. We are proud of their accomplishments and all that they do for the college and for UW-Madison.

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Staff Awards

L&S awards a series of honors to distinguished academic and university staff. View our awards and recent recipients, and learn more about how you can nominate someone you work with who makes a difference.

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L&S Career Initiative

L&S faculty and staff members can help students find their paths to rewarding careers. Learn how you can help launch our students higher, sooner.

Career Development Courses

SuccessWorks’ career development courses engage liberal arts students in career preparation, practical job skills, goal-setting, critical thinking and reflection. You can help by recommending these courses to interested students, or promoting them during one of your courses.

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SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science

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Career Initiative Background, Guiding Principles and Deliverables

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