‘This award signals to others that these same struggles can and should be yours too,’ says English prof
Dr. Bob Nowlan, professor of English at UW-Eau Claire, is among the recipients of the 2023 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People from the Universities of Wisconsin. The honor ...
university events run throughout February
“It's very exciting to celebrate Black History Month in person and on campus again,” Wallace says. “We wanted to create a program that retained the spirit of the celebrations hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs before COVID, but also to find ways of ...
future teacher hopes to make a difference in nearby classrooms, around the world
When Maisee Yang graduated from UW-Eau Claire this month, she took with her a long list of goals that she hopes to accomplish during her future teaching career. An elementary education major with a teaching English as a second language (TESOL) minor, Yang wants ...
U.S. census offers a glimpse of Chippewa Valley’s racial and ethnic makeup
So how diverse is the Chippewa Valley, anyway? As we wrote when we first asked that question in these pages four years ago, the answer depends on your perspective – and your definition of diversity ...
while there was no official HMong New Year celebration in E.C. for 2022, the occasion didn’t go unnoticed
The excitement of running to the stage after hearing the celebratory beat drop and the rush of anticipation in hopes of seeing the year’s best dance routine are all too familiar feelings for many who have attended previous Eau Claire HMong New Year celebrations. Unfortunately, that stage has been silent for the past three years, this year’s celebration marking another year of its absence ...