12 October marks the birthday of Luciano Pavarotti, one of the best known tenors in the modern era. Born in Italy in 1935, Pavarotti’s father was a baker and his mother worked in a cigar …
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The Courage to be Yourself
11 October will mark National Coming Out Day. Please take a moment to view some of the stories contained in this short video that helps illustrate the significance of coming out… To access LGBTQ resources …
Most Important Meal of the Day
Representatives of University Staff Shared Governance were pleased to be able to attend the Fall Directors Breakfast hosted by Vice Chancellor Darrell Bazzell. Those assembled heard remarks by Board of Regents President, Regina Millner. University …
A World Without Borders
6 October marks the birth date of Norwegian ethnographer, Thor Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl grew to world fame for his use of primitive ocean-going vessels in an attempt to illustrate the possibility of transoceanic contact between ancient, …
From Marinette to Managua
It was 29 years ago this week that a young Sandinista soldier named, José Fernando Canales Alemán, would shoot down a C-123K cargo plane in Nicaragua. The only survivor of the crash would be Marinette, Wisconsin …
Taking Oath
2 October marks the date of the swearing in of Thurgood Marshall, America’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Prior to his 1967 appointment he had come to the attention of the public by arguing the …
Egypt’s Loss
It was on this date, 28 September, 1970, that Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser died. A leader of the Revolution that toppled the Egyptian monarchy in 1952, Nasser himself would assume the office of President …
National Research Administration Day
National Research Administrators Day is observed annually on September 25, to recognize the contributions made by research administrators every day. Research Administrators are the University Staff who support the faculty and researchers enabling them to …
The Leaves Change, The Poetry Remains
In honor of the first day of Autumn we share with you this poem by Lu Xun (1881 – 1936), who was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well …
The Underbelly of the Gilded Age
This week marks the birthday of author Upton Sinclair in 1878. A Pulitzer Prize winning author, he was perhaps best known for his novel, The Jungle, which depicted the working conditions of immigrant workers in …