Community & Organizational Development major prepares students to change the world

The new name for our major, Community & Organizational Development, better reflects how our students, and our program are changing, including new courses and  career pathways, and it emphasizes how organizations and communities are central to developing and advancing progress.

Fueling stomachs, students and communities with Madison schools

Story by Maddie Kranz x’24, a UW–Madison student studying Community & Nonprofit Leadership and Art History. Jennifer Gaddis, associate professor of Civil Society & Community Studies and Jane Rafferty Thiele Faculty Fellow of Graduate Teaching, …

First-generation student spotlight: A conversation with Mariana Ray-Hernández

Story by Sofia More x’26, UW–Madison student studying Community & Nonprofit Leadership (now named Community & Organizational Development). Mariana Ray-Hernández x’24 is a first-generation, Mexican American student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Community & …

Human Ecology students win $50,000 grant award at the Philanthropy Lab Ambassadors Conference

Brelynn Bille and Morgan Peters represented the UW–Madison School of Human Ecology at the 2022 Philanthropy Lab Ambassadors Conference.  Brelynn and Morgan competed with undergraduate student ambassadors from 14 U.S. colleges and universities for a …