2024 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Eight L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators.
Lopez named Emerging Scholar by Diverse Magazine
Lopez, a professor of communication arts and the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, is one of 15 faculty honored nationwide for research, dedication and impact.
16 Amazing Music Releases from 2023
Mead Witter School of Music faculty and staff members — and some of our Dean’s Ambassadors — share their picks for the most impactful music released in 2023.
Behind the Scenes with the New CDIS Building’s Construction Crew
Findorff’s Brian Falleck and Todd Brakob explain the vision, process and challenges of constructing the new state-of-the-art School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences building on a tight timeline.
Political scientist and former UW–Madison Chancellor Bernard Cohen dies at 97
Bernard Cecil Cohen, a prominent political scientist and influential author who spent 30 years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in a variety of academic and administrative roles, including a faculty and later chairman roll in the Department of Political Science and one year as acting chancellor, died Jan. 9, 2024.
UW Celebrates Legacy of Herb Kohl: Alumnus, Philanthropist, and Senator
Herb Kohl ’56, a senator, philanthropist, and business leader, passed away December 27, 2023. His commitment to the UW and to the state of Wisconsin will live on in all he touched.
Bridging the Divide for Sexual Violence Survivors
Assistant Professor LB Klein deploys research to improve sexual violence prevention and advocacy programming for LGBTQ+ college students.
Top 5 L&S Stories of 2023
In case you missed it, we rounded up some of the most popular stories from the College of Letters & Science this year.
Cool Class: The Wisconsin Idea Finds a Way Forward
Students in the L&S annual public lecture course on the Wisconsin Idea discover that the history of UW-Madison’s signature philosophy is more complicated than they realized — and its future potential even brighter.
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