Workshops
WISELI offers a variety of workshops and conducts research on their effectiveness. These include workshops for faculty search committees, workshops to understand and minimize the influence of unconscious or implicit bias, and workshops to improve department climate.
Coming Soon: Safe and Thriving Research Environments
Courses & Lectures
WISELI affiliates offer courses related to our goals of faculty diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition, we may be available to provide lectures describing our workshops and research.
Resources
Download PDFs of some helpful WISELI publications instantly. Links to our extensive research library and other resources can be found here.
Research & Data
WISELI is continually researching the effectiveness of our workshops and programming, as well as conducting original research on a variety of topics relating to the advancement of persons underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM).
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Celebrating Women and Gender Diversity in Science & Engineering Grant Program
A collaboration between WISELI and the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Letters & Science, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine & Public Health, and School of Veterinary Medicine.
The Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program
Provides funds to faculty and non-emeritus permanent PIs at UW–Madison who are at critical junctures in their professional careers and whose research productivity has been directly affected by personal life events (e.g., illness of a dependent, parent, spouse/partner, or oneself; complications from childbirth; combination of major life events).
WISELI in the news
Faculty Recruitment Strategies: Social Media Guidance
As the need for guidance regarding social media’s role in faculty recruitment becomes more pertinent to WISELI’s Searching for Excellence & Diversity workshops, we’ve made such a resource available on our website. The goal of …
WISELI’s 2024 Press Release
WISELI would like to express sincere gratitude to Drs. Jennifer Sheridan and Amy Wendt for their invaluable service and dedication over the last two decades. Both have played a significant role in a number of WISELI initiatives including, but not limited to, the Study of Faculty WorkLife and the Vilas Life Cycle Grants ...
Erika Marin-Spiotta awarded the 2023 Geoethics Medal
WISELI co-Director Prof. Erika Marin-Spiotta received the 2023 Geoethics Medal from the International Association for Promoting Geoethics. The Geoethics Medal honors scientists and scholars who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to ethical practices in geoscience research and/or practice, and/or in …
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Related events
A special panel discussion and screening of ‘Stranger at the Gate’
From executive producer Malala Yousafzai and director Joshua Seftel, ‘Stranger at the Gate’ tells one story of how an act of compassion can stop an act of hate. An Afghan refugee named Bibi Bahrami — …
Academic Motherhood: A Mixed Method Review for Women of Color in STEM
Erin Winterrowd is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. She has taught at multiple universities but views Regis as her home. She strives to align her work …
Attend a Searching for Excellence & Diversity Workshop – November 21, 2024
If you are serving on a faculty search committee or launching a search this fall semester, please plan to participate in our in-person workshop for faculty search committees.
Attend a Searching for Excellence & Diversity Workshop – November 6, 2024
If you are serving on a faculty search committee or launching a search this fall semester, please plan to participate in our in-person workshop for faculty search committees.
Attend a Searching for Excellence & Diversity Workshop – October 23, 2024
If you are serving on a faculty search committee or launching a search this fall semester, please plan to participate in our in-person workshop for faculty search committees.