Fall 2026
The geography department at UWM hosts a weekly colloquium series on geographic topics.
We are grateful to the American Geographical Society Library for allowing us to host speakers in their space. Most colloquium series presentations are held in the American Geographical Society Library, 3rd floor, Golda Meir Library. Some events will be virtual or in other locations.
Colloquia are on Fridays: Fall term: 3:00-4:00 pm*
*Unless otherwise indicated
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sept 4 | Fall Welcome Back Gathering @3pm Hubbard Park |
| Sept 11 | Retirement Talk Dist. Prof. Mark Schwartz Pursuing the Onset of Spring: A Phenoclimatological Career |
| Sept 18 | Dr. Jeff Grygny Performance Presentation followed by workshop at Downer Woods Wild Knowing |
| Oct 2 | Prof. Douglas Haynes (UW-Oshkosh) Teaching Toward Slow Hope: Place-Based Learning in College and Beyond Event organized by Prof. Arijit Sen, the Humanities Division, SET, and Urban Studies |
| Oct 9 | Mayer Lecture Prof. Patricia Ehrkamp (University of Kentucky) Naturalization and the Trauma of Citizenship |
| Nov 6 | Dr. Jonathan Burkham (UW-Whitewater) Migrant Midwest: The Case for Immigration and Economic Growth in the American Heartland |
| Nov 13 | UWM Authors Book Talk Series (co-sponsored by C21) Profs. Anna Mansson McGinty, Caroline Seymour-Jorn, and Kristin Sziarto Muslims in Milwaukee: Placemaking, Belonging, and Activism |