Macy Deaton’s path to nursing is rooted in reducing barriers.
Inclusive Excellence
Dean Emerit Linda D. Scott Selected as Recipient of 2026 Canary Savage Girardeau Award for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Dean Emerit Linda D. Scott was selected posthumously as the 2026 recipient of the Canary Savage Girardeau Award, recognizing a lifetime of leadership, advocacy, and transformative impact on nursing education, research, practice, and policy.
The Wisconsin Values Exchange: Beliefs in Practice Across Professions.
The School of Nursing, in partnership with the Schools of Law, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine, is an inaugural recipient of a Wisconsin Values Exchange grant.
Dr. Jeneile Luebke Awarded Grant to Study Culturally Congruent Support for Indigenous Students
The overall goal of this project is to provide Native American students enrolled in higher education with culturally congruent support and experiential learning opportunities.
Culture as Medicine
Renowned author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer was the keynote speaker for the 10th annual Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit—a meaningful day of connection and reflection attended by over 450 alumni, students, nurses, and Indigenous community members.
Where Culture Meets Care
Undergraduate nursing students are benefiting from a new nursing immersion program with the Ho-Chunk House of Wellness.
Edith Lawrence-Hilliard Honored with 2025 Canary Savage Girardeau Award for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
An advocate for health equity and a pillar of community engagement in the Madison community, Ms. Lawrence-Hilliard has dedicated decades to uplifting marginalized voices in health, education, and civic life.
Drs. Jeneile Luebke and Diamond D. Williams Awarded Grant to Support the 10th Annual Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit
The summit is an Indigenous-led event aimed at educating an interprofessional team on evidence-based approaches to optimal, culturally congruent health care for Indigenous people, their communities, and those who provide care for them.
A New Type of Translation
For UW–Madison School of Nursing alum and professor Dr. Maichou Lor, creating tools to address culturally-appropriate care and improve clinical practice means patients’ symptoms are no longer lost in translation.
Dr. Jeneile Luebke Receives Outstanding Women of Color Award
Each year, UW-Madison recognizes honorees whose advocacy, activism, and/or scholarship have positively transformed their organizations and/or communities and whose efforts advance inclusive excellence for people of color.