• Wisco Soundoff  

    Spaights Plaza 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Sound off to let elected officials know that Gen Z wants to build a better Milwaukee!  The Center for 21st Century Studies and Panthers Vote are teaming up with DoSomething to drive voter engagement and platform young voices. Come by …

  • Slow Growing in the Time of Trees: Tree and Mushroom Walk 

    Lynden Sculpture Garden 2145 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Free and open to the public. Space is limited; advance registration required. Click here to register online. Robert Kaleta, Land Manager, will lead the walk around the Lynden Sculpture Garden to tell the story of the existing trees: identify various species, and learn …

  • Mindfulness Under the Stars @ the Planetarium

    Manfred Olson Planetarium 1900 E Kenwood Blvd #139, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Take a break for 30 minutes of guided mindfulness and stargazing activities!  Hosted by the UWM Planetarium in partnership with the Student Health and Wellness Center and Human Resources.  Co-sponsored by the Center for 21st Century Studies for C21’s Slow …

  • Verified Reading Group with Milwaukee Public Library

    Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join Milwaukee Public Library librarians at the Center for 21st Century Studies for a small-group discussion of Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What to Believe Online by Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. …

  • UWM Gallery Night 

    Center for 21st Century Studies 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Explore galleries across UWM’s campus with six exhibitions to peruse. Celebrate the work of Milwaukee’s Latine-identified artists at Union Art Gallery. Think politics with two shows that examine the ways we engage with modern political systems. Check out prints and Picassos with exhibitions honoring prolific collectors. More into artifacts than art? Head to the American Geographical Society Library to learn more about the history of American explorations of Antarctica.

  • Story Cart: Trust & the Vote Exhibition Opening

    Center for 21st Century Studies 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    With an historic U.S. presidential election on the horizon, UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies, in the summer of 2024, interviewed over 60 people in Milwaukee County about their relative trust or distrust in the U.S. voting system. Story facilitators …

  • Slow Knowing Film Series: About Dry Grasses

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Nestled away in snowy, isolated Anatolia, public school art teacher Samet yearns to leave the sleepy village for cosmopolitan Istanbul. He finds a silver lining in Nuray, a fellow teacher and firebrand who forces him to confront what he can’t …

  • Research Fellowship Applications Due

    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 and …

  • UW System Faculty Lecture Series: Derek Handley 

    This virtual event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Click here to register. The UW System Faculty Lecture Series and The Center for 21st Century Studies at UWM proudly present Derek Handley: Struggle for the City: …