ASL Students an Integral Part of UWM Play

A group of students from the ASL English Interpreting program joined Peck School of the Arts theater students to integrate ASL into the production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage. Instead of standing off to the …

Eyeth Day Celebrates Deaf Culture

The American Sign Language and Interpreter Training programs at UWM are presenting Eyeth Day Saturday April 22. The free event will be held in the UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood, Ave., and features entertainment and a social. “Deafies in Drag,” …

Wisconsin’s Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2023

A staff member at the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education and a School of Education alumnus are among 33 people named to Madison 365’s list of 33 Most influential Wisconsin Native American Leaders this month. Sommer Drake works in …

4 Innovative Local Approaches to Early Childhood Education

Two School of Education faculty members are quoted in a story on “The Littlest Learners” in the March issue of Milwaukee Magazine. Leanne Evans, associate professor and chair of the early childhood education program, and Maggie Bartlett, associate professor and …

New Degree in ASL/English Interpreting Now Offered

The School of Education is introducing a new bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language/English Interpreting. Formerly a submajor under the bachelor’s degree in education, the program has graduated more than 300 students since 1993. The change, approved by the Board …

Support Gives UWM Students Who Are Parents a Crucial Boost

When she arrived on the UWM campus, Justice Grau was pregnant with her son, Jaxson. Grau knew the importance of obtaining a degree, she said, and understood that this wouldn’t be an easy accomplishment. “We don’t have family in Milwaukee, …

Congratulations to Length of Service Awardees

Congratulations to School of Education faculty and staff who will be honored for service to the university at the Length of Service Awards Ceremony. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for February 14 at 2:30 pm in the UWM Student Union’s Wisconsin …

SOE Alum Makes a Business Interpreting Sports

Brice Christianson is an alumnus of UWM’s Interpreter Training Program in the School of Education who has made a business out of sports and entertainment interpreting. He launched P-X-P (which stands for “play by play”) two years ago. He’s a …