Year: 2020

Landmark Agreements Establish New Model For Online Accessibility In Higher Education And Business

BOSTON—The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced today a landmark settlement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that institutes a series of new guidelines to make the university’s website and online resources accessible for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The settlement follows a similar agreement with Harvard University in November …

2019-2020 Precollege Council Meetings

The Office of Youth Protection & Compliance hosts monthly meetings of the Precollege Council. All program directors and activity hosts are expected to join us to learn about policies, best practices, and tools that support hosting minors at UW–Madison.

UW System reports to Regents on public records improvements

MADISON, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin System is continually seeking to improve public accountability and public records access. Today, the System’s Director of Compliance and Integrity together with the Public Records Coordinator briefed the Board of Regents Audit Committee about improvements in public records responsiveness and tracking.

Jonathan Holloway: Currency: Race and the Circulation of the American Ideal

This McKay Lecture in the Humanities is a reflection upon the rhetorical value of the “American Ideal” and what that ideal looks like when viewed through a racial prism. A close reading of three objects—a Revolutionary War-era headstone, a mid-twentieth century coin, and the 21st century U.S. passport—affirms Ralph Ellison’s poignant assertions about racial invisibility …

AI and Video Games in Education Lunch

Hear about breakthrough discoveries In Video Games and Artificial Intelligence that will change the way we teach and learn.

Q & A: Mota anticipates opportunities, challenges as ADA coordinator

Ruben Mota has been hired as the UW–Madison campus’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator. His first day in the position is today. Ruben Mota Mota comes from the McBurney Disability Resource Center, where he was associate director, student services. He joined McBurney in 2013, after spending nine years working in educational institutions in Switzerland. …