Nelson Institute

Monica White uncovers the history of farming by Black Americans

White became the first Black female tenured professor in both the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

Monica White’s curiosity led her south, to a century of Black agriculture history in America, a tradition being drawn on today in Detroit and other cities.

Keepers of the Earth Day flame

Fifty years after Wisconsin’s Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day, environmentalists continue to mobilize around climate change.

Fifty years after Wisconsin’s Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day, environmentalists continue to mobilize around climate change.