Students

The Art & Science of Human Flourishing helps students develop their own mental health toolkit to navigate their first year of college.

This fall, as most Badgers settle into Madison, astrophysics and international studies major Madeline Rutherford, will instead travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a year of advanced Russian language study on the Russian Overseas Flagship Capstone Program, funded in part by the prestigious Boren Scholarship.

As part of a UniverCity Alliance project, the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture helps the Village of Cottage Grove make the most of a new piece of land.

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 self-identified female students from across UW–Madison, nominated by faculty or academic staff.

L&S faculty members—and some Dean's Ambassadors too!—offer their thoughts on what should be next on your summer reading list.

Olivia Ligman named 2023 Richard Ralph Winter Phoenix Rising Humanitarian Scholarship from the College of Letters & Science for her support on advancing labor rights for students working in campus dining and residence halls.

Psychology major Abdullah Marei, History, Gender and Women’s Studies, and Political Science major Reilly Coon, and Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science major Alanna Goldstein receive 2023 Dean’s Prize from Dean Eric M. Wilcots from the College of Letters & Science.

Seven notable School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown.

Juliet Chang’s year-long exploration of the Hmong diaspora brings her to six countries during planting and harvest seasons.