Congratulations to all the faculty named 2019-2020 CLACS Faculty Fellows by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Rachel Bloom-Pojar, Rachel Buff, Anne Dressel, Kristin Pitt, and Chia Vang. Faculty Fellows will present their research on Migration in the … Continue Reading »
Robin Pickering-Iazzi publishes Dead Silent via UWM Digital Commons
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi of the Italian program on her latest publication! Dead Silent: Life Stories of Girls and Women Killed by the Italian Mafias, 1878-2018, features over 200 life stories of girls and women killed by the camorra, Cosa … Continue Reading »
Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies, “No Room for Hate at UWM”
We are grateful to the Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies for taking the lead on campus in response to this week’s hateful antisemitic display on Spaights Plaza. Please read their statement, “No Room for Hate at UWM,” … Continue Reading »
Fall 2018 Language Table Schedule
Here’s the complete schedule for languages and informal conversation opportunities in American Sign Language, Anishinaabemowin, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish!… Continue Reading »
Dr. Simonetta Milli Konewko publishes L’Italia neorealista: Compassione e identità nazionale nel dopoguerra
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko, UWM Associate Professor of Italian, on the publication of L’Italia neorealista: Compassione e identità nazionale nel dopoguerra (Carocci editore, 2018), her own translation of her monograph Neorealism and the “New” Italy: Compassion in the Development of Italian Identity (Palgrave Macmillan, … Continue Reading »
Dr. Anita Alkhas publishes L’arte vivente: Baudelaire e Duchamp
Congratulations to Anita Alkhas, UWM Associate Professor of French, whose book is now out in Italian translation: L’arte vivente: Baudelaire e Duchamp (Archivio Dedalus Edizioni).… Continue Reading »
Love of languages opens the world for UWM linguistics grad: Congratulations, Abey!
A car crash left Abbey Palmer unable to continue her career as a massage therapist. Casting about for what to do, she decided to pursue her love of languages and linguistics at UWM. On Sunday, she graduated with a major … Continue Reading »
LACUSL major Andrew Roznowski featured in UWM Report story on students hired before graduation
Andrew Roznowski graduated from UWM this month with a BA in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latin@ Studies and a minor in Africology. Before graduating, he was already working as director of operations at the boutique Usman La’Aro, where he … Continue Reading »
4th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, April 22-May 7
The 4th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, a project of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, begins this Sunday, April 22, and runs through Monday, May 7. All film screenings are free. Screenings at the UWM Union Cinema are on 4/22, … Continue Reading »
UWM’s 5th annual International Dessert Competition a success!
The 5th Annual UWM International Competition featured 23 desserts, all made by UWM students, most of whom are world language and culture students. We had terrific turnout from members of campus and the broader community. We are so grateful for … Continue Reading »