Today, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor, Rebecca Blank, announced that the forthcoming 2017-2018 Go Big Read book is to […]
It is with much pride we share that this year’s Go Big Read text, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by UW […]
This past fall we shared that the Wisconsin School of Business’s direct admit LEAD course and the Go Big Read program had […]
On March 8, The Washington Post reported on considered budget cuts to HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, within the yet […]
Street Pulse, Wisconsin’s Homeless/Marginalized Newspaper, recently reported exciting news surrounding Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 Executive Budget: the proposed state budget will include major […]
Last week, it was announced that Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City had won the distinguished Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in […]
For a background on the themes discussed in this article, check out Part I of this two part series on gentrification, Gentrification – Understanding […]
Gentrification – Understanding & Context is Part I of a two part series on gentrification and its consequences. Stay tuned for Part […]
On the UW campus, the lunch hour tends to be a sacred refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It’s […]
This week Wisconsin School of Business students and the Go Big Read program partnered to harness art as a means to further […]
Whew, it’s been a busy semester. Over ten thousand students and faculty on campus have read and discussed “Evicted” in their classes […]
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, visited this past Tuesday, November 1st, giving eager students, faculty, and […]