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  • 28th Annual Student Research Forum, Spring 2026

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    This year’s keynote speaker is Bench Ansfield (Assistant Professor of History, Temple University and an urban historian of racial capitalism), author of Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City(W. W. Norton, 2025). They are a historian …

  • Global Works Career Fair

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Please stop by as your schedule allows and join us for this fall's Global Works Career Fair. It's a great opportunity to network, learn about global careers and internships, and hear from the experts!

  • Urban Studies 27th Annual Student Research Forum

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us for the 27th Annual Student Research Forum, a collaborative event bringing together community members, university scholars, students, and city officials to discuss community engagement, neighborhood collaboration, and urban development and policy change. As part of this year’s Student …

    Free
  • From 20th-Century ‘Undesirables’ to the 2024 Paris Olympics: Women Defying French Colonial Policing

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A presentation by Dr. Jennifer Boittin, Professor of Global History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Teams option also available. Email wgs@uwm.edu for the link or for more information. Jennifer Boittin is the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of …

    Free
  • Nobunaga Concerto – screening with subtitles

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    UWM students in Japan 361: Translating Japanese Media will showcase their subtitling skills through showings of episodes of Nobunaga Concerto. Nobunaga Concerto tells the story of a contemporary high school student who travels back in time and takes the place …

    Free
  • Memory Fields and Histories of Circulation

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Part of the Asia in Conversation series. Dr. Kumkum Sangari, Vilas Professor of English and the Humanities at UWM will be in conversation with Dr. Kavita Panjabi, former Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. This event is hybrid with …

    Free
  • #NEGATIVEVIBES: The Impact of Social Media on Body Image and Self Esteem

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join Dr. Ellen Selkie (UW-Madison) for a 2024 Eating Disorders Awareness Week event. Agenda: 5:30 to 6:30 - Food and Activity Stations 6:30 to 7:45 - Dr. Selkie's presentation and a Q and A session 7:45 to 8:00 - Wrap …

    Free
  • Urban Studies Programs’ 25th Annual Student Research Forum

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The keynote speaker is Claire Dunning, assistant professor of public policy and history at the University of Maryland, College Park and author of Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State (University of Chicago Press, 2022). AGENDA …

    Free
  • Missing Each Other: Queer Tales of Love, Longing, and Loss

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Visiting Scholar in LGBTQ+ Studies Dr. Tony Adams (he/they), is professor of Communication at Bradley University. He uses ethnography and autoethnography to study the everyday interactions that make up our lives, enact our identities, and create LGBTQ+ experiences. Dr. Adams' …

    Free
  • “Wisconsin’s Tuesday April 4th State Supreme Court Election: Wisconsin’s Most Important Contest Ever?” with Rep. Gwen Moore

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us for "Wisconsin's Tuesday April 4th State Supreme Court Election: Wisconsin's Most Important Contest Ever? What the Wisconsin State Supreme Court Does and Why it Matters to you!" with Congresswoman Gwen Moore and opening remarks by Jeffrey Sommers. Congresswoman …

    Free
  • (Re)imagining Black Futures in the age of Wakanda

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join Africology NOW in discussing the impact of Marvel's Black Panther franchise on representations of Black history, culture, and identity in the media. Our discussion will reflect on themes of Black transnationalism, migration, the effects of colonialism, Black and African …

    Free