The Multicultural Student Center (MSC) was founded in 1988 to support the academic life of students of color at UW-Madison. For the past 35 years, we have served as a home away from home for student, providing spaces, programs and services where diverse and intersectional identities are centered, affirmed and celebrated.
Today, the MSC includes nine staff members and four identity centers: the Black Cultural Center (2017), APIDA Student Center (2019), Latinx Cultural Center (2019) and Indigenous Student Center (2021). We are a hub for multicultural student organizations and the convener of campus-wide heritage and history months, as well as yearlong programming that honors our identities and experiences.
Collectively, the MSC is a space where students can explore their sense of cultural identity, cultivate leadership skills, tap into culturally relevant services and resources, and create a network of friends, staff, and faculty who are committed to their academic and personal success. The MSC supports more than 90 multicultural student organizations through leadership development and grantmaking and employs 29 student interns.
Your gift will make a difference as it helps support the MSC’s 35th anniversary funding campaign, with proceeds benefitting our food insecurity initiative. Join us as we celebrate 35 years of the Multicultural Student Center, reflecting on our storied past and envisioning a future filled with promise and possibility!