A new scholarship program will help prepare young leaders to fight poverty and improve quality of life around the world, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced today. The King-Morgridge Scholars Program will launch with a cohort …
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Africa In Our Lives: Sheriff Issaka
Sheriff Issaka is a King-Morgridge Scholar from Ghana who recently won the African Studies Program’s Racial Justice Award. He is a Junior, majoring in Computer Science with African Studies and Entrepreneurship certificates. Sheriff developed this …
New game helps refugee camp kids become academic ‘stars’
Once a refugee himself, University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Joel Baraka has long dreamed of helping children in refugee camps get ahead in life. Now, he’s invented a board game for students across sub-Saharan Africa …
Joel Baraka is reimagining education, and every student is a star
Education has always been a priority for Joel Baraka. Even facing obstacles, he has forged ahead. Now, he is looking to merge his passion for education and his studies in civil engineering to give back …
Community Zoom Video Highlights from March 2020
Global Scholars, including some of UW’s King-Morgridge Scholars, come together to share pictures, ideas and things that inspire, during a scheduled community zoom call.
New John and Tashia Morgridge gift: $70 million committed to one-for-one match
Thanks to the generosity of UW alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, UW–Madison has announced a new $70 million matching opportunity to support faculty recruitment and retention. The match will be available to donors who would …
From South Africa to Wisconsin: Engineering the future of nuclear energy
In eighth grade, Chumani Mokoena’s teacher organized a field trip for the class to visit a nuclear energy facility about an hour or two north of their school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The space acted …
King-Morgridge Scholars take center stage in podcast series
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s King-Morgridge Scholars could one day lead the charge in alleviating poverty and other international issues around the globe. With roots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, …
Mwakatika marks first semester at UW with big win in campus speech contest
What does it take to deliver a strong persuasive speech? King–Morgridge Scholar Lusayo Mwakatika could tell you. The freshman agricultural business management major was chosen as last semester’s winner of the Communication Arts 100 (CA …
$20 million matching gift supports student scholarships, faculty excellence
Two of UW–Madison’s top fundraising priorities received a significant boost today as donors John and Tashia Morgridge announced a new $20 million gift to the university’s All Ways Forward campaign to support faculty excellence and …