Featured Alumni
Ada Deer
Ada Deer inspires a legacy of justice For her first 18 years, Ada Deer BA1957 and her family lived in a log cabin on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin. Inspired in part by... Read more »
Edwin Witte
Economist for the People Edwin Witte BA1909 PhD1927 — a lifelong Wisconsin resident and UW-educated economist — took the Wisconsin Idea to the nation’s capital in the 1930s, when he helped to create the Social... Read more »
Mildred Fish Harnack
Mildred Fish-Harnack: Secrets & Sacrifice Mildred Fish Harnack BA1925, MA1926’s final words were: “And I have loved Germany so much.“ Young Mildred Fish, known as Mili to friends, appreciated the German culture in her hometown... Read more »
The Gumbo Diplomat
Inspired by Southern cooking, Linda Thomas-Greenfield MA1975 approaches diplomacy with a blend of personal connection and improvisation.... Read more »
Vel Phillips
First in Fighting for Social Justice The first woman and first African American to ascend to major political posts in Wisconsin, Vel Phillips LLB1951 says that she found her gender presented more roadblocks than her race. “But... Read more »