Past Events
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Apr 27Exhibition: Social Media as a Way of Knowing
Helen C White Hall (600 N Park St), Room 7191
This semester, 300 students are enrolled in a large lecture course called Social Media Writing (English 178), taught by Prof. Ainehi Edoro. Most of them (most of us) spend hours a day on these platforms without really stopping to think about how they work. In the first part of the course, students read tech history, …
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Apr 27Digital Student Showcase
Online
Have you ever wondered what kinds of projects students in Constellations courses do? Read and listen to student humanities projects during our Digital Student Showcase! Listen to students’ podcasts from English 160 (Truth & Crime) and read students’ sci-fi stories from English 177 (Archival Info & AI). We’ll release content in final two weeks of …
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Mar 24Humanities Now: The Humanities as a Toolkit for Citizenship
Elvehjem Building, Room L160, 800 University Ave.
Elvehjem Building, Room L160, 800 University Ave. March 24, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Recent polling suggests that we are a deeply divided society, even as we collectively confront significant challenges at the local, national, and global levels. At a time when the value of the humanities is often questioned, this Humanities NOW …
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Nov 20Transcribe-athon with the UW Oral History Program
Memorial Library, Room 126
Students in Prof. Calhoun’s English 177: Archival Information & AI class are invited to sign up for a transcribe-athon with the UW Oral History Program. During this event, students will learn about the UW Madison Oral History Program from lead archivist Troy Reeves and then spend the remainder of the time working with AI software …
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Nov 19Truth & Crime Podcasting Workshop
Social Sciences, Room 5231
Students doing the podcasting project in Prof. Grunewald’s English/Legal Studies 160: Truth & Crime class are invited to a podcasting workshop hosted by the UW DesignLab. DesignLab team members will lead students in a workshop and will discuss narrative creation in podcasts and introduce helpful editing tools and resources. Students must sign up for this …
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Nov 18The Imitation Game Film Screening
Memorial Library, Room 126
Students in Prof. Calhoun’s English 177: Archival Information & AI class are invited to attend a screening of 2014 film, The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightly. The Imitation Game explores the life of Alan Turing, an English mathematical genius, and his quest to crack the German Enigma code in World War II.
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Nov 13Truth & Crime Coffee Hour with Prof. Grunewald
7190 English Library in Helen C White (600 N Park St)
Students in English/Legal Studies 160 (Truth & Crime) are invited to chat with Professor Grunewald over coffee! Ask him about his path to UW–Madison, the important relationship between law and the humanities, or anything else you’d like! Coffee provided.
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Nov 13Constellations MMF Alumni Event
Virtual
MMFs of past and present unite to discuss how MMF alumni used their experience working in Constellations in job interviews.
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Oct 23How Awesome (or Not) is Social Media? A Civics Lab Conversation
Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.
With Christine Goding-Doty and Virginia Heffernan Join us for an evening of lively discussion with two thinkers who have parallel perspectives on the social media forces that seem to control our lives today. The Civics Lab examines the factors that impede civil dialogue and the exchange of informed perspectives. At this special event, we explore …
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Sep 23Papermaking on Library Mall
Join us for a FREE, hands-on papermaking session with master papermaker Robert Possehl and Holding History students. Stop by anytime and experience the joy of making a sheet of handmade paper from recycled rags and local wheat straw. Look for our bright green tent! Free admission for all who are interested, students and community members …