UWM Interim Chancellor Michael R. Lovell As I am sure many of you know, Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago has left UWM to become the chief executive officer of the Hispanic College Fund in … [Read more...]
UWM study: More than half of Milwaukee’s Black men are out of work
Although the Great Recession has caused unemployment to rise among all groups of working-age people in the four-county Milwaukee area, the jobless rate for African American men in 2009 is the highest … [Read more...]
Connect at UWM’s Open House
Sorting out college just got easier. By attending the annual Open House at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), you can find out about the basics – financial aid, housing and advising. But you … [Read more...]
Getting the community involved
Members of the community are being called on to get engaged with the fight on poverty. They are being invited to take part in the 4th Annual Symposium on Poverty Wednesday, November 10. The daylong … [Read more...]
6000 used books at Friends of UWM Golda Meir Library Sale, Oct. 12 and 13
The Friends of the Golda Meir Library Fall Used Book Sale will be open to the public on Oct. 12 and 13. Over 6,000 books in a wide variety of genres — including contemporary fiction, foreign … [Read more...]
Academic centers merge to form statewide energy research powerhouse
The state’s largest academic energy research organizations have merged to form a single statewide organization, headquartered in Milwaukee, with a mission of making Wisconsin a nationally recognized … [Read more...]
UW–Milwaukee student leaders are students first
Travis Romero-Boeck, new president of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Student Association, and Angela Lang, new vice president, are reflections of the diverse UWM student body. Both were born … [Read more...]
UWM’s digital library of Civil Rights in Milwaukee launches Sept. 16
A yearlong project that gives worldwide audiences access to UWM’s historical archive documenting the March on Milwaukee and the city’s civil rights struggle kicks off Sept. 16 at the Milwaukee Public … [Read more...]
UWM Chancellor Santiago to resign effective Oct. 1
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago plans to resign his position effective Oct. 1, 2010. He is slated to become the new chief executive officer for the Hispanic … [Read more...]
Diversity Scholars enrich students – and themselves – at UWM this summer
By Kathy Quirk Visiting professors are common at universities, but the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has six visiting “professors-to-be” on campus this summer. UWM’s Diversity Scholars … [Read more...]