Meet the L&S Historian Voting on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
UW–Madison lecturer Alexander Shashko on disco, heavy metal and the responsibility of deciding who gets into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The SoulFolk Collective Is Researching the Black Experience in Madison
The Department of African American Studies’ SoulFolk Collective is part oral history, part social experiment.
Rev. Dr. Alex Gee on Teaching: ‘It’s Been My Dream’
His first-ever class is through the Department of African American Studies, and it draws from his work in rebuilding communities here in Madison.
A Step Forward for the Grammys?
According to Langston Collin Wilkins, an assistant professor of African American Studies, last week's 2024 Grammys represented progress.
Alexander Gee ’85 receives 2023 Luminary Award
African American Studies and Economics alum Alexander Gee ’85 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.
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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