Dear UWM Colleagues and Students, I enter the conversation about the current Israeli-Hamas conflict with trepidation and few answers. There are thousands of years of deep discord and many before us who’ve devoted their lives, their best thinking and every… Read More
MATC President Vicki Martin is an extraordinary leader and educator. She is a special friend, valued partner, and close colleague. Dr. Martin has positively impacted thousands of lives through her mentorship and fierce dedication to equity and access to a… Read More
February marks the beginning of Black History Month which is a time for remembering, honoring and respecting the contributions of past and current Black citizens. Yet in the past two weeks there have been over a dozen bomb threats to… Read More
I am aware of videos circulating on social media in which a UW-Milwaukee student uses racist and homophobic language. The comments and behaviors within the video are deeply offensive, hurtful and 100% contrary to our guiding values of diversity and… Read More
This week we have experienced yet another tragedy: Jacob Blake, a Black man, shot by police — in the back repeatedly in front of his children — this time in our backyard in Kenosha. The UWM community is grateful to hear that he survived. We must speak out… Read More
Learning and research at UWM are enriched by the presence of faculty and students from around the globe. Today we enroll students from 90 countries and host visiting professors, researchers and others from numerous international communities. We are a R1 top-tier research university and that achievement was made possible, in part, by the work of faculty… Read More