Director’s Note: Welcome Back 2025-26

Dear Friends, Welcome back and hello to those who are new around here! Over the summer, up on the 9th floor of Curtin Hall, Katie and I have been building on the conversations and collaborations, workshops and research, that we …

The Latest From Our ’24-’25 Research Fellows

Check out these updates from our current cohort of research fellows: Elana Levine is professor of media, cinema, and digital studies in the Department of English. During the 2024-25 fellowship year, she has been working on a new book, Soap Opera: …

C21 Announces 2025-26 Research Fellows

As a UW System Center of Excellence, C21 prioritizes building a community of scholars to address the pressing issues of our time. Each year, C21 offers fellowships that provide the time, space, and collegial support to generate new knowledge and …

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’ article, “National nonprofit wants to know what’s on Gen Z’s mind, …

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 issues of our time. Each year, C21 offers fellowships to UWM faculty …

C21 Director Anne Basting announced as 2023 Unstoppable Voters Fellow

The Center for Artistic Activism’s Unstoppable Voters program views creative risk-taking as an opportunity for engaging civic dialogue. Each year, the program supports fellows in carrying out projects that mobilize voters and confront “anti-voter attacks.” C21’s Director, Anne Basting, has …