Anika Fajardo ’97 searches for her long-lost father in the memoir Magical Realism for Non-Believers.
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The Tony–winning Broadway star forged his artistic identity at UW–Madison.
As society embraces maximum convenience, UW alumni are transforming the business of on-demand dining.
Here’s how we uncovered the story of André De Shields’s fabled stint on campus.
The honorees have made exceptional contributions to the world.
Erin Lee Carr ’10 grapples with the legacy of her father, the brilliant but troubled New York Times journalist David Carr.
David Margolis MD’89 is both an eminent pediatric oncologist and a zealous fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. With a little spray paint, he now combines his two passions.
The longtime PA announcer for Badger women’s basketball, volleyball, and softball is not exactly a detached observer.
A documentary profiles the crusading immigration lawyer Judy Wood.
His acclaimed biography profiles the great American abolitionist.
Even as a UW–Madison student, the author of “A Raisin in the Sun” spoke up for what she believed in.
Investigative journalist Scott Carney MA’04 does — in his own way.
Here’s what it’s like to meet the UW football legend in person.
The greatest player in UW soccer history faced major challenges en route to helping the U.S. win the World Cup.
Erin Strepy MBA'15 plays with dolls every day because that’s her job.
The pioneering conservationist and UW alumnus climbed the mountain in 1888. Today, following his path is no easy task.
A recent trip by university leaders strengthens ties in the region.
From YouTube star to professional BMX rider, Badger alums have proven the versalitity of a UW diploma.
In 2002, Gillian Laub ’97 made what would be the first of many trips to Mount Vernon, Georgia, to photograph the lives of teenagers in the South. What she discovered was an idyllic yet racially divided town struggling to confront longstanding issues of race and inequality.
For the next decade,…
Renee Meiller
Nancy Spelsberg ’99, MBA’06 will gladly nudge students toward industrial engineering. And it’s not just because she’s a graduate of the UW Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and a member of its advisory board.
“You can go into business, you can…
Jason Tracy
If you’ve been to a wedding, baby shower, funeral, or birthday party in the last 13 years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Melvina Young ’90, MS’92, PhDx’07. She’s a quiet party presence — she usually arrives hidden in an envelope — but Young’s voice…
Mary Hinkson ’46, MS’47 was born to dance, but as a black woman at the UW, she found Madison far from welcoming. Rather than give up, she became one of the nation’s leading performers.
Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi PhD’03 believes that if efforts to control nuclear fusion pay off, it will provide unlimited energy that will change the world.
The new event featured 1,848 minutes of pure fun, spirit, and generosity.
The activist has long been on the front lines of women’s and peace movements.
Florence Bascom shows off a tool of her trade: a Brunton compass. During her work with the U.S. Geological Survey, she placed benchmarks like the one pictured below, which denoted a site’s exact elevation. Florence Bascom Papers, Smith College
There’s an apocryphal story about what set…
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Fisher Swanson ’87 of Denver has published her second book, The Glass Forest. The literary suspense novel takes place in the 1960s, when 21-year-old Angie Glass is living a picturesque life in her Wisconsin hometown with her husband,…
An adventurous summer road trip turned the UW’s first female engineering grad, Emily Hahn ’26, into one of America’s most storied travel writers.
As a nationally renowned sex reassignment surgeon, Marci Bowers ’80 — a transgender woman herself — is helping her patients find joy and belonging.
In the spirit of the Summer 2019 special women’s issue, we’re profiling a few of the many Badger alumnae — past and present — whose accomplishments deserve wider recognition.…