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DEVELOPING DIVERSITY: CLA Accounts for Opportunity

western Wisconsin accounting and advisory firm works to create opportunities for all in changing profession

Exciting things are happening in the accounting and professional services professions in western Wisconsin and across the country. Yes, you heard that right. Accounting, advisory, and wealth management are exciting professions. At a time when fewer young people ...

UW-Stout Staff Awarded for Creating Inclusive Environment, Bringing Harmony to Differences

Arenz, Xiong recognized by Universities of Wisconsin at annual ceremony

Two UW-Stout staff members have been named special award recipients by the Universities of Wisconsin and were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 9 ...

Locally Established LGBTQ+ Scholarship Open For Applicants

Andrew Cray Memorial Fund supports higher ed-seeking high school students

A higher education fund created to honor the memory of a Wisconsin-born trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights is now open for its seventh year. The Andrew Cray Memorial Higher Education Fund is accepting applications for the new year until April 28. Initially established ...

WELCOMING NEWCOMERS: Valley Orgs Ready to Aid Refugees in Coming Year

as they have in the past, a local network of volunteers and nonprofits are ready to help

As it has numerous times in the past, the Eau Claire community stands ready to welcome a new wave of refugees in the coming year. That was the message from a number of community organizations at a recent press conference to address the planned settlement of approximately 75 refugees ...

Books to Help Expand Your Thinking

page through these diverse suggestions from Dotters Books

We asked the staff of Dotters Books, Eau Claire’s independent bookshop, to recommend some titles that can help readers learn more about topics pertaining to diversity. Here are their picks ...

UWEC’s Nowlan Receives Award for LGBTQ+ Advocacy

‘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 ...

Jelani Cobb Speech, ‘Black Panther’ Screening Part of UWEC Black History Month Events

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 ...

Blugold Grad Looks to Build a Community

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 ...

How Diverse Are We? A Look at the Numbers

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 ...

DRESSED IN THEIR BEST: Celebrating the HMong New Year in Style

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 ...