The Milwaukee Urban League will host its annual National Achievers Society Youth Induction Ceremony on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM), Student Union, 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30pm. The National Achievers Society (NAS) is a key component of the League’s Education and Training Initiatives. The purpose of the NAS [...]

By Michael R. Lovell Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College is often thought of as only for young men and women straight out of high school. The reality at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is quite different. UWM enrolls more students age 35 or older – more than 3,000 total – than any other four-year university in [...]

The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee’s Center for 21st Century Studies will look at the roots of the Occupy movement, the Wisconsin 2011 political protests, and other activist movements on Friday, April 13. The “Pre-Occupy Symposium” will start at 1:30 p.m. in room 175, Curtin Hall, 3234 N. Downer Ave. Presentations will discuss how Oakland’s Oscar [...]

Dr. Cornel West, scholar and activist was featured on Tuesday, April 3 at UW-Milwaukee in an event entitled; ‘An Evening with Dr. Cornel West-Democracy in Crisis: From Economic Austerity to Racism’. Dr. West shared his insight on Wisconsin’s struggle against the austerity agenda of the 1%, the Occupy movement, and global struggles against racism and [...]

Milton Coleman named Inaugural UWM Alumni Fellow By Lynda L. Jones What a way to highlight the celebration of Black History Month as UW-Milwaukee bestowed its Inaugural Alumni Fellow Award to Milwaukee’s own Milton Coleman. Coleman, currently senior editor of the Washington Post came to the city this week to not only accept this honor, [...]

Milton Coleman, senior editor of the Washington Post, has been selected as the first University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Fellow. The new Alumni Fellows program recognizes eminent alumni who have achieved leadership and accomplishment in their fields. Coleman, who received his bachelor of fine arts degree in music history and literature from UWM, will receive the [...]

Fr. Luis Barrios, Ph.D., exponent of liberation theology, activist scholar, and new co-director of Pastors for Peace, will speak on “Challenging U.S. Policies Towards the Peoples of Latin America” on Wed., Feb. 22, at 7:30 pm, at UWM’s union in the Fireside Lounge (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee). Dr. Barrios will address immigration and deportation [...]

More than 2,200 students who earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee at the end of the summer or fall semester took part in commencement ceremonies Dec. 19 at the U.S. Cellular arena. Those students had wide variety of experiences at UWM that broadened their perspective and helped them move into diverse careers after [...]

By Kathy Quirk The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee received approval Tuesday, Nov. 22, from Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board to proceed with a plan to issue separate student identification cards that can be used for voting. The cards will be issued, starting in January, to students who request them to comply with new a state law [...]

An astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster is inspiring today’s college students to explore new fields. The Ronald E. McNair Scholars program began in 1989 and now serves thousands of students nationally, providing opportunities for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented undergraduate students to work on research with faculty mentors. The goal is to help [...]