UWM alumna is named U.S. ambassador to Kuwait

Fifteen months after first being nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, Karen Sasahara was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in October 2023.  The journey to confirmation was long but the road to reach this high point in her …

UWM junior wins major international scholarship

A suggestion from her Japanese sensei – her teacher, that is – has given Lauren Sroka an amazing opportunity to study for a year in Japan. Sroka, a junior majoring in global studies, was awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, funded …

UWM athletes winning in the classroom too

UWM student athletes excel even when they’re not competing. The UWM women’s tennis team recently received the Horizon League’s Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic women’s and men’s teams based on combined grade point average …

Cameron Got Her Dream Job Before Graduating from UWM

Cameron, a journalism, advertising, and media studies major, had her heart set on becoming a photojournalist when she transferred to UWM. Once on campus, she knew exactly how to achieve that dream. With help from her instructors, Cameron got an …

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.