Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Social media is an increasingly important part of business communications, but it’s not always accessible to people with disabilities. In a recent webinar for the Great Lakes ADA Center, disability rights activist and social media guru Debra Ruh outlined best practices for making social media communications more accessible. Frequently, these accessibility tips make media better and more user-friendly for all users:

A new analysis of over 1.1 million applicants to the University of California system demonstrates that race matters when it comes to the SAT. The study used data from California residents who applied to UC schools between 1994 and 2011 to isolate factors known to contribute to SAT scores such as race, parental education, and socioeconomic status.

During the summer of 2015, UW Colleges and UW-Extension hosted 17 student interns through the Summer Affirmative Action Internship Program (SAAIP). Interns completed a wide variety of tasks, from creating websites and videos to coordinating county fairs and youth programs. Some highlights include:

“If not Madison now, then where and when?” Such is the question that economist and political theorist Richard V. Reeves intends to put before the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, will be addressing the Chamber of Commerce on social mobility and income inequality.

Trial by a jury of peers is a cornerstone of the American judicial system, but a recent examination of jury selection in several Southern communities suggests that black citizens are disproportionately excluded from jury service. Some policymakers believe this may be caused by peremptory challenges, the practice which allows attorneys to reject potential jurors without giving a reason. In Caddo Parish, Louisiana, peremptory challenges were used to remove black potential jurors from the selection pool three times as often as those of other races.