Dear UWM Faculty and Staff, I hope you have plans to enjoy time with family and friends on the Fourth of July holiday. This week also brings favorable news of Governor Tony Evers signing the state budget, which includes approval… Read More

Dear UWM Faculty, Staff and Students, Last month, I shared initial plans in a campus message about a work group to examine proactive education and outreach to better address bias and hateful actions on campus. Vice Chancellor of Global Inclusion… Read More

Dear UWM Faculty, Staff and Students, This week the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved our full request of $177.2 million for UWM’s proposed 2019-21 capital budget, now sending it on to the full legislature for consideration. I thank the JFC… Read More

Dear UWM Faculty, Staff and Students, The Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office issued a letter this week in which they found justifiable the actions of a UWM Police Department officer in the March 19, 2019 shooting incident in our Peck School… Read More

Dear UWM Faculty and Staff,   I write with the latest news on the 2019-21 biennial operating budget. JFC’s Proposed Budget  This week, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) voted 12-4 on the following terms for the UW System’s (UWS) 2019-21… Read More

Dear UWM Faculty, Staff and Students, It’s the last stretch of final exams and projects, grading, events, and so much more! Each May I think we could not have possibly fit into one year more than the previous one –… Read More