A hundred years ago, the city of Charleston, S.C., came up with a plan to revive its economy, which had been sagging since Reconstruction. Tapping into its antebellum past to charm visitors was a simple idea, but the city’s elite …
Emerald Mills has a question for you: Do you want to grab a bite to eat? Mills is the founder of both Diverse Dining and Turning Tables, initiatives aimed at bringing people together over food. Diverse Dining invites perfect strangers …
If you caught the Bucks game on Jan. 6 (a disappointing 138-109 loss to the Charlotte Hornets), you might have seen a familiar face flash on the scoreboard in the third quarter. During the game, UWM economics professor Rebecca Neumann …
UWM has added a new minor in Korean studies to its offerings. The university has long had a Korean program that offered language classes for interested students, but this school year marks the inception of a minor degree in Korean …
A journey that began a year ago on a frozen January day reached a significant milestone on another frozen January day. Faculty, staff, students and construction workers gathered on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center to enjoy hot …
When Nyesha Stone graduated from UWM in 2018 with her degree in journalism, advertising and media studies, she wasn’t quite sure if she wanted to go into traditional newspaper journalism — and jobs were scarce anyway. “It’s hard to get …
When Regan Rayl was growing up, her family’s favorite vacation spot was Disney World in Orlando, Florida. With every trip they took, Rayl explored the theme parks and fell more in love with Disney magic. Now, thanks to the Disney …
Geraud Blanks is the co-founder of Black Lens and the Chief Innovation Officer at Milwaukee Film. He’s an app developer, a former social worker, a history lover, and a film buff. He was also just announced a winner of UW-Milwaukee’s …
English is the most commonly spoken second language in the world. That means that students across the world – and right here in Wisconsin – need teachers who can help them learn it. And that means that someone needs to …
The International Monetary Fund is a global organization meant to foster economic cooperation and fiscal stability across its 190 member countries. To do that, the IMF relies on an army of talented economists, accountants, and others to help advise and …
When she was appointed as executive director in January 2022, Dr. Melinda Brennan became the first woman of color to lead the Wisconsin affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. “It doesn’t feel like a breaking ceiling,” she said. “There’s …
When Xin Yu’s grandfather passed away, he left his grandson an interesting heirloom: A family genealogy, written in classical Chinese. Yu was intrigued. “There were a lot of stories, a lot of legends. I wanted to figure out which parts …
Serving others is a guiding value for Lily Levrault. She regularly volunteers through UWM’s Honors College, and she serves as a teacher for the Girls Who Code Program. And after she graduates, Levrault will have a full-time job serving her …
