Spring Town Hall Recap

Dear Colleagues,   Last week, I led a Town Hall for all UWM employees. I invite you to watch it yourself to learn all that was discussed. I was joined by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Andrew Daire, who addressed enrollment trends …

March 4, 2025 Town Hall for UWM Employees

UWM Chancellor Mark Mone, Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administrative Affairs Robin Van Harpen and Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Andrew Daire give updates and answer questions about issues affecting UWM.

A commitment to our mission in a time of uncertainty  

To our campus community,  Recent federal actions have created uncertainty for universities nationwide, including UWM. We are committed to transparency and to keeping you informed about how these changes may impact our campus, students and research. While many things remain …

Marketing & Communications Update

Dear Colleagues, I write to inform you that Vice Chancellor for Marketing, Communications & University Relations (MarComm) Liv Hwang is resigning from UWM. MarComm includes the following units: We are grateful for Liv’s commitment and service to UWM. As vice …

An update on federal action

On Friday evening, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter providing its interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, which prohibits race-conscious decisions …

UWM Earns R1 Status for Fourth Time

Dear Campus Community,   I am thrilled to announce that UW-Milwaukee has once again earned R1 (Research 1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.   This is the fourth time in a row UWM has been counted among …

An update on federal action and research

To our campus community,  In the last three weeks, we’ve witnessed a whirlwind of federal actions, and that speed has come with little clarity. We, too, feel the anxiety of this uncertainty and want you to know that we are …

Updates on federal orders and actions

We understand that this week’s significant activity related to federal executive orders has raised questions about the impacts on employees, research projects, units and students. The Universities of Wisconsin (UWs) has formed a Federal Updates Working Group to monitor any …

Welcome to the Spring Semester

I wish you all a warm welcome back from a well-deserved winter break! It is only by taking care of ourselves – and each other – that we can fulfill our mission of educating students, conducting life-changing research and serving …

Voices of Respect: Free Speech Rights & Limits

As our spring semester begins, we want to remind the campus community of key expectations for behavior around free speech and free expression. UWM supports safe and lawful free speech and expression, but our university also must ensure the physical …