{"id":140018,"date":"2024-12-05T17:15:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T23:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=140018"},"modified":"2024-12-05T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T23:30:02","slug":"medina-wins-outstanding-woman-of-color-in-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/medina-wins-outstanding-woman-of-color-in-education-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Medina wins outstanding woman of color in education award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yolanda Medina, a Marine Corps veteran and director of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Military and Veterans Resource Center since 2018, is one of 12 recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award given by the Universities of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The award is an honor given each year to faculty, staff, students or community members to recognize their achievements in advancing equity and inclusion for people of color within the Universities of Wisconsin as well as communities across the state.<\/p>\n

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Yolanda Medina (center) received her Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award on Wednesday. With her are (from left) Chancellor Mark Mone; Kelly Haag, vice chancellor for student affairs; Chia Vang, vice chancellor for Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity; and Jay Rothman, president of the Universities of Wisconsin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 400 women of color have been recognized for their transformational work with the award, now in its 29th<\/sup> year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Universities of Wisconsin have a longstanding commitment to inclusion at our universities,\u201d said Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman. \u201cWe are proud to honor these women of color whose achievements are helping our campuses and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other 2024 Outstanding Women of Color in Education honorees are:<\/p>\n