6 March, marks the day that artist Georgia O’Keeffe, died in 1986. She was born in 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and attended High School in Madison. She began work as a commercial artist in …
Linda Thao
Border Correspondent
3 March marks the birth of Mexican-American journalist Ruben Salazar, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who was killed by a police during the Chicano Moratorium. Salazar was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and …
Fat Tuesday
University Staff turned THE SETT in Union South into the place to be on Tuesday night, staging a Mardi Gras celebration, which was hosted by New Orleans native and 197 Congressional District Representative Riley Garcia, …
James Baldwin – Profile in Black History
Writer James Baldwin was born on 2 August, 1924 and grew up in Harlem and Greenwich Village in New York City. While working odd jobs, Baldwin wrote short stories, essays, and book reviews, some of …
Colors
25 February, marks the death of artist Mark Rothko in 1970. Rothko was born in Imperial Russia to a Jewish family. Rothko’s father, fearing the brutality and rampant anti-Semitism of pre-revolutionary Russia, fled to the …
This Week’s Profile in Black History – Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was a remarkable America figure who made great strides in numerous fields. A testament to these achievements are the numerous Awards and Honors that were bestowed upon him, such as a Lifetime Achievement …
White House Occupants
Our blog, ‘The People’s Slate’, began on President’s Day, 2015. Today on our 2nd anniversary, we bring you some quotes from the men who held the highest office in the land… “Believe you can and …
Straight, No Chaser
17 February marks the day in 1982 that Jazz musician Thelonious Monk, died. Monk, composed less than 100 pieces, yet is the second greatest selling Jazz artist, coming in behind Duke Ellington, who composed over …
We Need to Talk
Hundreds of University Staff members got together on the evening shift for a campus conversation at Union South sponsored by the EID Council. Vice Chancellor Heller provided opening remarks to the gathering and Cultural and …
Get a Move On!
Our campus is full of possibilities for University Staff, not only to strengthen the mind at the largest library in the State of Wisconsin, but to strengthen the body using both the campus facilities and …