‘I feel like I got the best of both worlds’: UW-Madison launches tuition program for Native American students
Gavin and Mason White Eagle are brothers, and members of the Ho-Chunk Nation. They’re both students at UW-Madison. They’re among more than 70 indigenous students that are part of the university’s Tribal Educational Promise, which started this fall.
January 17, 2025New mentorship program offers support, community for Indigenous graduate students
CIRCLE aims to support Indigenous students throughout their time in graduate school, and in turn, improve graduation rates and increase the number of Indigenous scientists contributing to STEM knowledge.
December 4, 2024UW–Madison’s Indigenous community centers Native November around love
This year’s Native November theme, “Love is…”, celebrated the ways Indigenous people show love for their culture. From food to the arts to stories passed on from generations, love is deeply rooted in the Indigenous …
November 26, 2024UW–Madison, Ho-Chunk partner to increase seed stock of corn through traditional methods
The crop scientists and Ho-Chunk partners went to great lengths to prevent cross-pollination with the commercial corn that’s widely grown in Wisconsin, covering the ears of Ho-Chunk Speckled corn in bags.
November 20, 2024For these siblings, UW’s new tribal initiative is a financial boost, hopeful sign
UW–Madison’s new Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise Program offers financial support to cover the full cost of pursuing an undergraduate degree for Wisconsin residents who are enrolled members of federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribes.
October 22, 2024UW–Madison, Tribal partners launch collaborative effort to support Native American foodways in Great Lakes region
The project will focus on expanding traditional Tribal food production practices – practices that have been climate-smart and sustainable for generations – by building on ongoing work to scale up production, processing, storage, and distribution …
July 19, 2024Community gathered for first Indigenous Research Forum on Apr. 1
More than 200 people gathered in the Discovery Building or tuned in online last Monday, April 1, to attend the first Indigenous Research Forum. The event, co-hosted by CALS, the UW Law School, the Nelson Institute and Extension, brought together researchers and community members from UW and beyond to share their work in the field of indigenous research.
April 6, 2024Carla Vigue on supporting Indigenous students at UW-Madison
UW-Madison tribal relations director Carla Vigue discusses the Wisconsin Tribal Education Promise program to fund students who are enrolled members of federally recognized tribal nations in the state.
March 8, 2024Indigenous Foodways class has UW-Madison students eating like it’s 1491
UW-Madison's Indigenous Foodways class seeks to teach students about the ways Indigenous people in Wisconsin lived off the land for thousands of years.
March 4, 2024UW–Madison to cover full cost of undergraduate degree for students from Wisconsin Indian tribes
The Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise program is not based on financial need; financial support will be awarded regardless of family income. When it begins next fall, the program will cover those already on campus, not …
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