The Center for 21st Century Studies

Building a community of scholars to address the pressing issues of our time

Fostering innovative research at the intersection of the humanities, arts and sciences since 1968. Through fellowships, project support, and programming, the Center provides multiple points of access and honors multiple ways of knowing.

Spotlight

UWM Gallery Night | C21 Exhibition Opening

Friday, October 18 | 4:00-7:00 PM

Explore galleries across UWM’s campus with six exhibitions to peruse, including C21’s new exhibition Story Cart: Trust and the Vote.

With an historic U.S. presidential election on the horizon, C21 interviewed over 60 people in Milwaukee County about their relative trust or distrust in the U.S. voting system. Story Cart: Trust and the Vote features select interviews, images, and other memoranda documenting these exchanges that reflect Milwaukee County’s collective hopes, doubts, and ideas for transforming democracy. 

Join the Center for 21st Century Studies on October 18 for some pre-election button-making, voter resources, and light refreshments. This opening is part of UWM Gallery Night and Gallery Night MKE.

Events

News

  • Wisco Soundoff in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    The Wisco Soundoff, a collaborative voter engagement event organized by C21 and DoSomething, was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on September 27, 2024. You can read Tamia Fowlkes' …
  • 2025-26 Call for Research Fellows
    Application Deadline:   Friday, December 6, 2024  BACKGROUND  A UW System Center of Excellence, UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) builds a community of scholars to address the pressing …
  • Story Cart featured on Spectrum News
    The Mobile Story Cart and Summer Story Team was featured on Spectrum News on July 26, 2023. The feature includes an interview with Story Team facilitator, Jamee Pritchard. Watch …
  • Story Experience Showcase featured in UWM Report
    The UWM Report featured the work of the Story Experience fellows from last month's showcase event. Read more here! Story Experience Fellow applications are still being accepted on a …
  • Former C21 Fellow, Derek Handley, receives NEH Summer Stipend Award
    From the NEH: "In this highly competitive funding cycle, NEH funded fourteen percent of the Summer Stipend proposals that it received." Handley's "application was selected for support after completing a …

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