First Nations Studies wins UW Regents award for diversity


UW-Green Bay’s First Nations Studies program has been named the 2012 UW System Board of Regents Diversity Award winner in the Institutional/Unit category. The award will be presented Friday, Feb. 10, during the Board of Regents meeting in Madison. Regents Diversity Awards recognize those who foster access and success in university life for historically underrepresented populations. The award includes a grant to support individual recipients’ professional development or to continue the program being honored. This is the first time UW-Green Bay has won a Regents Diversity Award. For more on the First Nations Studies academic program, and comments from program chair Prof. Lisa Poupart, see our full news release.