Madison, Wis. – The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), housed in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) is excited to partner with the Division of the Arts to launch a postdoctoral …
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OMAI Faculty Update: Mark H
Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives appoints new Faculty Artistic Director, Professor Mark H. Professor Mark H. is the newly appointed Faculty Artistic Director of UW–Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), home of the …
OMAI Newsletter 12.19.22
Hip Hop in the Heartland 2017
Join us for the 12th Annual Hip Hop in the Heartland Educator and Community Leader Training Institute, a one-day seminar on Monday, April 10, 2017. We will also be offering an extended 5-day institute from July 10-14, 2017.
Madison Emcee Takes One More Big Step Further on Latest Work
By: Henry Solotaroff-Webber Featured Image Courtesy of Rich Robbins On All.This.Gold, Madison emcee from Chicago Rich Robbins exhibits the ambition typical of a sophomore project with none of the pitfalls. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s …
The University of Wisconsin wasn’t attracting diverse applicants. So it did something bold
By: Samara DiMouro Ashley Thomas, a Harlem native and senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, never thought she’d end up in the Midwest.
FIRST WAVE: SPOKEN WORD AND HIP HOP IN HARLEM
Five remarkably talented young people make up the touring group of First Wave – a university sponsored Spoken Word / Hip Hop group. They are the representatives of the first major college program that promotes …