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.
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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.
Hip-hop academy – Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin
By: Catherine Capellaro Recruited for their spoken word talents and offered full scholarships at the UW, First Wave scholars are breaking new ground on campus and beyond.
Hometowns of First Wave Students
The First Wave Learning Community attracts aspiring artists from around the United States. The group began with a cohort of fifteen Midwestern students. Currently in the 7th year of the program, the member total has …
Chris Walker Calls for Communal Engagement in Dance with 2015 Philip Sherlock Lecture
The Philip Sherlock Lecture is an annual event held on the birthday of Sir Philip Sherlock, as part of the annual Philip Sherlock International Arts Festival. The 2015 lecture series was this year be delivered …
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 …
FIRST WAVE HIP HOP AND URBAN ARTS LEARNING COMMUNITY TO PERFORM FEB. 21
Members of The First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community, a multicultural artistic program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will perform “Kingdom Bequeath,” an urban art performance, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. …