Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is a dedicated team that collaborates with individuals and offices throughout University of Wisconsin-Extension, University of Wisconsin Colleges, and other organizations regionally, nationally, and globally to provide programs and services to UW Colleges and UW-Extension employees.

Using the inclusive excellence framework developed by the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension task force, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion helps facilitate the integration of inclusive excellence within the two institutions.  It works to build capacity through: assistance with planning, implementation, assessment, and communication; professional development; consultation; accommodations requests; and investigation of discrimination complaints.  If you have any questions or would like to request a training opportunity for your department or unit, please feel free contact any one of our staff.

For more information, please read our vision and purpose statements. 

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Blog

The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion welcomes submissions for the blog or calendar. Please send your suggested items to Cathy Debevec. The blog and calendar are moderated by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and submissions are subject to approval.

"Boys will be boys" in the US, but not in Asia

A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia. Girls in the US are significantly more able to self-regulate than boys, i.e control behavior, follow directions, and persist on a task.

What does it take for traumatized kids to thrive?

This interesting article looks at the effects of racial and economic disparity from a scientific angle: how stress affects the body and mind.  Research by Washington State University has been examining the effects of stress on developing brains and the ability to learn, and why some are resilient under adversity and others not.  This can be either acute trauma or the chronic toxic stress of living in a harsh environment.  By applying the research and addressing the problem of toxic stress in st

The Race Card Project

NPR’s Michele Norris created The Race Card Project after publishing a widely acclaimed memoir about her discovery of hidden painful secrets in her family pertaining to race.  Her intention was to foster a wider and more open conversation about this sometimes difficult topic.  She invited people to share their thoughts about race in just six words, not sure she would receive much of a response.  More than 14,000 people from all over the globe submitted their observations, fears, hopes and experiences.

A "whom do you hang with?" map of the U.S.

NPR's Robert Krulwich reports on research which maps out different regions of the U.S. based on how currency is circulated from person to person.  Similar research has been done using telephone records.   What emerges is an interesting new view of the US divided into distinct social regions.

Supreme Court takes up challenge to Michigan ban on race-conscious admissions

The US Supreme Court has decided to weigh the contitutionality of Michigan's voter-passed ban on the use of racial or ethnic preferences in public college admission.

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