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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Junior Zoe Kukla awarded national Voyager Scholarship to pursue research on early literacy
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Zoe Kukla believes being able to read should be a skill available to all children, not a privilege reserved only for some. As the recipient of the Voyager Scholarship, the University of Wisconsin-Madison junior intends to help develop, research, and expand literacy through educational communications and media resources that equip children with the skills to succeed. "I am deeply committed to  more

LaVar J. Charleston named vice chancellor for inclusive excellence
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Reflecting a wider focus and a continuing commitment to belonging and inclusion for all students, faculty and staff, LaVar J. Charleston has been named vice chancellor for inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As part of his duties, Charleston will assume leadership responsibility for inclusive excellence, which recognizes the many ways that facets of identity and backgro  more

They love their small-town roots: These UW-Madison undergrads advise other rural students on higher ed
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: UW students Jack Taylor, Avery Simpson and McKenna Riley, rural peer advisers with the College for Rural Wisconsin at UW-Madison, are pictured in the Dairy Cattle Center on campus. Photo: Bryce Richter McKenna Riley first realized she was a little different from some of her peers at UW-Madison when she mentioned the annual FFA donkey basketball fundraiser game at her high school that pits teach  more