The University of Wisconsin–Extension has developed a new Master of Science in Sustainable Management, answering student demand for business strategies that are profitable, improve local communities, and protect the environment. The degree was developed in collaboration with five University of Wisconsin System campuses as well as corporate partners. “Since the Sustainable Management bachelor’s program was [...]

Barrett, government and community leaders, speak out against Walker’s agenda to eliminate same day registration Compiled by Courier Staff In response to Governor Walker’s recent plans to again attack voting rights, members of the African-American Civic Engagement Roundtable, joined by Mayor Tom Barrett, Neil Albrecht (Executive Director of the city of Milwaukee’s Election Commission), State [...]

Student led effort puts union-busting company on notice On Sunday, November 18, the UW-Milwaukee Student Association Senate passed a resolution in solidarity with the Palermo Workers Union, and called upon UWM administration to halt sales of Palermo’s pizza on campus until the labor dispute is resolved. “As students who care about what happens at our [...]

Layna Davis had reached a turning point when she came to the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee as a transfer student in the Peck School of the Arts theater program. She arrived from New York, discouraged and depressed about her dream of building a career in the theater, she says. Her experiences at UWM have changed [...]

The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee annual Open House on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, showcases the entire university, and is a great way to see all that UWM has to offer. Open House hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday. No advance registration is required, though students can pre-register to [...]

The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee annual Open House on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, showcases the entire university, and is a great way to see all that UWM has to offer. Open House hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday. No advance registration is required, though students can pre-register to [...]

The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee’s Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program has received federal funding for an additional five years, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Education. The McNair program is a federally funded initiative to prepare students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for graduate-level study. It is named for the African American [...]

This year Milwaukee high school students will have an opportunity to learn more about how the mathematics, physics or other natural sciences they are learning about in classes are connected to the real world. A group of eight teachers from Milwaukee schools will be bringing back some good examples of those connections after spending six [...]

Jerome Scott and Chadd Lane are doing research on technology that may help stroke victims and others regain use of their hands. Cynthia Aguas-Fernandez did a comparative analysis of the schooling of Native Americans in Indian boarding schools and the schooling of the Latina/o youth of Mexican origin in contemporary urban schools, to determine to [...]

More than 2,300 precollege students are getting a jumpstart on their future at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee this summer. That’s the number of middle school and high school students, adult students and eligible veterans who are taking part in 12 different programs through the TRIO and PreCollege office, according to April Holland, executive director. Many [...]