The Colloquium serves as a space to exchange ideas and perspectives concerning the global dynamics of Black males in the educational pipeline. It is a community-building experience that brings together world-class scholars, high-impact practitioners, policy makers, funders, students, and concerned citizens. The Colloquium offers a diverse array of programs that serve to elicit intellectual thought, discussion, and ideas that can be implemented to serve and improve the experiences of Black males throughout the world. Colloquium participants are encouraged to discuss the wide range of educational issues that arise across the educational pipeline (i.e., university and PK-12) as well as share ideas and innovative practices in different disciplinary fields (e.g., history, sociology, and STEM) that take into consideration how forces such as globalization and the internationalization of education affect the educational trajectories of Black males.
Beyond the Game is an initiative to strengthen the post-graduation trajectories for student-athletes. The University’s “Beyond the Game Initiative”
confronts the challenge of student-athletes who face the end of their eligibility to play without identifying viable careers beside professional sports. The program is open to all student-athletes. The initiative results from collaboration between the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, WCER’s Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement.
The National Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (NSIA) is a set of national longitudinal survey inventories designed to gather information on various topics related to intercollegiate athletic administration. The purpose of phase one of this project is to better understand hiring practices in intercollegiate athletics. The NSIA will serve as a tool to promote and support the continuous improvement of hiring practices in intercollegiate athletic administration at all types of institutions.
The NSIA involves collecting, analyzing, and reporting micro- and macro-level survey data on intercollegiate athletic administration. NSIA examines both individual and institutional factors affecting intercollegiate athletic administration. The hiring results data are gathered from the institutions and from national data sources.
The Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS, pronounced ‘i am cs’) serves as a national resource for all African-American computer science students and faculty. The objective of iAAMCS is to increase the number of African-Americans receiving Ph.D. degrees in computing sciences, promote and engage students in teaching and training opportunities, and add more diverse researchers into the advanced technology workforce.