UWM Researcher Studies Importance of Diversity in Recruiting, Retaining Teachers
Research can provide direction to Wisconsin schools to create environments that help recruit and retain teachers of color
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New Faculty & Staff 2019-20
Matt Bucher Matt Bucher is on duty at the front desk of the Office of Student Services as a university services associate. It’s a position that requires a great deal of interaction with students, potential students and visitors so it’s… Read More
Growing Future Teachers
Approximately 40 Milwaukee Public Schools students visited UWM Oct. 30 to learn more about the School of Education. They are part of the Grow Your Own program that is introducing high school students to the teaching profession. Mary Henry, who… Read More
UWM Sign Language Students Tackle A New Challenge: Interpreting Live Theater
A new collaboration between two UW-Milwaukee programs is taking the stage
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is Called Amazing. Now in Sign Language, Too.
ASL program alum Brice Christianson signs for fans during Bucks post-game press conferences
Scholarship Winners, 2019-20
School of Education scholarship winners and donors who were able to attend the annual scholarship banquet in October. This year 250 students received scholarships totaling $350,000 for the 2019-2020 academic year. The average award was $1400. This was the highest… Read More
Hamilton’s Witty, Fast-Paced Lyrics Flow Through Fingers of Sign Language Interpreters
As the opening lines of the blockbuster musical Hamilton are spoken by an actor portraying Aaron Burr at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, Pamela Sue Conine’s hands start to move and flash. The American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter uses her fingers… Read More
What Does a Mathematician Look Like?
Research helps in changing the narrative for young students
UWM Science Teaching Alumna Honored
Amy Zientek honored with the 2019 Celebrate Teachers and Teaching Award
Community Leader Mildred Harpole Dies at Age 84
Mildred and Reuben Harpole at the 2015 Celebration of Teachers and Teaching where they were honored. Photo by Patricia Kline. Mildred Harpole, longtime education and community activist, died Oct. 24. Harpole and her husband Reuben Harpole, Jr., a UWM alumnus… Read More