Pachoua Lor, a School of Education alumna, was featured in a May 31 WTMJ-TV story on the experiences of young Asian Americans. Lor who is now a retention technology manager in UWM’s Student Success program, earned her master’s degree in …
Tannar Thompson enjoys student teaching because he likes seeing the youngsters in his classroom succeed. Thompson, who earned his BS in education, was one of the graduates featured in the video shown at UWM’s May graduation. Thompson took an unusual …
Kayla Jackson is graduating from UWM in May with a bachelor’s degree and a double major in psychology and neuroscience on the pre-med track. Jackson is one of the first UWM graduates who benefited from the M3 College Connections program, a …
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 …
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,” …
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 …
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 …
The work of UWM’s American Sign Language/English Interpreting program in preparing students to work with Deaf patients was highlighted in a Journal Sentinel story on Sunday, February 26. To ready the rest of the story, visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel webpage.
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 …
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, …
