A joint effort to strengthen communities in rural Green County, a collaboration to reduce cancer among black women, and a partnership to improve health literacy were among the winners of the 2019 Community-University Partnership Awards, presented by UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on June 26 at Olin House.
This year, the School of Education’s Gloria Ladson-Billings was one individual honored among seven partnerships.
Ladson-Billings, the recipient of the LaMarr Billups Community-University Engagement Award, is professor emerita and the former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. For more than 26 years, she has been a mentor and an inspiration to students of all-levels. Her research examines the practices of teachers who are successful with African-American students, and the applications of critical race theory to education. Ladson-Billings’ insights have won numerous scholarly awards and have engaged a generation of educators about the importance of recognizing and building on students’ cultures in the classroom.
The Community-University Partnership Awards recognize the work of individuals and organizations across Wisconsin that partner with the UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students to address pressing public issues. Started under the leadership of LaMarr Billups, a respected community leader at UW-Madison, the awards offer an opportunity to thank community partners and highlight exemplary efforts that get to the heart of the Wisconsin Idea: collaborative efforts to transform campus and communities for the public good.
Awards are organized by UW-Madison’s Office of Community Relations, with support from the Community Partnerships and Outreach (CPO) Staff Network, the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Office of the Chancellor.
Learn more about the Community-University Partnership Awards and other winners here.