Dear UWM community, Dr. Rebecca Klaper, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), has decided to retire from UWM effective August 31. She has been named the dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean & Environment. …
Dear UWM Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Purush Papatla, the NMDSI Professor of Marketing in the Lubar College of Business and Co-Director of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI), on his retirement from UWM. Dr. Papatla joined UWM as an Assistant Professor of Marketing in 1988 and …
Dear Colleagues, After a national search and thorough evaluation of exceptional candidates, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy Floyd has been selected as UWM’s director of the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research (OAIR). This important leadership role …
Dear Colleagues, After an internal search and thorough evaluation of exceptional candidates, Interim Provost Freiburger and I are pleased to announce that Dr. Lisa Berger has been selected as Interim Dean of the College of Community Engagement and Professions (CCEP). …
Dear Colleagues, After an internal search and thorough evaluation of exceptional candidates, Interim Provost Freiburger and I are pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Puskar has been selected as Interim Dean of the College of Letters & Science (L&S). This important leadership role will serve as the chief executive and academic officer of the …
After review and approval by the Academic Staff Committee, University Committee, and University Staff Committee, UWM has adopted an interim policy to implement the 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 (Act 15) teaching workload requirements. Selected Academic and Administrative Policy (SAAP) 7-18, Interim Faculty and Academic Staff Teaching Responsibilities, is posted online here. Because the requirements are based in state statute, UWM does not …
Dear UWM Colleagues, Scott Gronert, dean of the College of Letters and Science (L&S), has decided to retire in June of this year. Scott joined UWM as the dean of L&S in 2018. Scott earned his PhD at UC Berkeley, conducted …
The Office of the Provost invites internal applications for the Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship. UWM may nominate one candidate, to be selected through an internal review process. This program supports humanities and humanistic social science faculty who seek formal …
The Office of the Provost invites internal applications for the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program. UWM may nominate up to two candidates for this program: one tenured/senior and one untenured/junior scholar. An internal review process will be used to select nominees. …
This is Provost Daire’s August 26, 2025, Welcome to the Semester Message to all instructors. Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester! As you know, summer is winding down, and instruction begins on September 2. I’m excited to see …