Welcome to UWM, Class of 2029!

It’s the start of another wonderful year at UW-Milwaukee! UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson welcomed our newest Panthers at Spaights Plaza with words of encouragement, a family selfie and one of the first big traditions of their college journey, the official …

UWM physics major is a budding star with an eye on the night sky

There’s power in every idea. Like a drop hitting the water’s surface, an idea creates ripples of change that can grow into waves of incredible impact. At UW-Milwaukee, those ripples shape research that: The work done by our faculty, students, …

Meet the newest member of the Letters & Science faculty

As another school year begins at UW-Milwaukee, the College of Letters & Science is excited to formally welcome Xin Yu as a member of the faculty. He has spent the last two years as a visiting assistant professor in the …

What can you do with a major in communication?

Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …

Department update from English: UWM hosts access-oriented MLA conference

UW-Milwaukee is unique among the universities in Wisconsin: It is a top-tier research university with an access mission – a stated goal of helping all students, especially those from underrepresented minorities, receive a college education. That made UWM an ideal …

Department Update: Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies

On July 7-9, UWM’s Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies welcomed 25 educators to campus for the program’s annual Summer Teacher Institute, supported in part by a National Resource Center Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education. …

What can you do with a major in biochemistry?

Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …

Anthropology professor adds to the library of “Great Courses”

UWM Associate Professor of Anthropology Ashley Lemke has had a busy year. Last summer, she appeared as an expert on the History Channel’s new show “Mysteries Unearthed,” hosted by Danny Trejo. This summer, she was a consultant for the immersive, …

What can you do with a major in actuarial science?

Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …

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.