Libraries Invite Proposals for 2026 Fromkin Social Justice Research Grant and Lecture

The UWM Libraries invite proposals for the 2026 Morris Fromkin Memorial Research Grant and Lecture. The $6,000 grant encourages and assists UWM scholars in all fields of study to conduct research on individuals, movements, and ideas which have influenced the quest for social justice and human rights in the United States.

The application deadline is Friday, January 9, 2026. All full-time faculty and academic staff are encouraged to apply, individually or as a group. More information is available here.

The 2025 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Gabriela Nagy, assistant professor in the UWM Department of Psychology, on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in the 4th floor Conference Center of the UWM Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Avenue. The title of her talk is “Resilience, Resistance, and Rhetoric: What Latino/a Immigrants Teach Us About Health and Humanity.”