AGSL Lectures
The AGSL hosts a number of lecture series, events, and exhibits throughout the year. To receive email updates about any of our lectures, send an email to agsl@uwm.edu with the subject: lectures & exhibits updates.
Maps & America 2024
The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series
| On April 11, 2024, the Arthur Holzheimer Maps & America Lecture Series presented “Newsroom Cartography,” given by Tim Wallace, Senior Editor for Geography at The New York Times. Tim Wallace helps coordinate geospatial efforts across the newsroom in his role as Senior Editor for Geography at The New York Times. He creates visual stories that illustrate the geographic dimensions of current events. Tim has a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For over 150 years, The New York Times has been using maps to help readers understand what is happening around the world. Cartographic techniques are integral to the way The Times reports on weather, war, climate, politics, and more. Using maps from the AGSL collections as touchstones, this talk will explore how The New York Times strengthens its news coverage with maps. This will be the 34th “Maps & America” lecture, supported by an endowment created by Arthur and Janet Holzheimer. Take a look at the companion digital exhibit, Maps in the News. |
UWM Department of Geography Lectures
Colloquy
Each academic year the AGSL hosts the UWM Geography Department’s colloquium from 3:00-4:00pm on Friday afternoons. For more information see the Department of Geography’s calendar of events.
Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture Series
This lecture series is sponsored by the Department of Geography and held in the AGSL in the fall and spring. It is made possible by an endowment from Harold and Florence Mayer. Harold Mayer (1916 – 1994) was a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and one of the leading scholars in the field of urban geography in the twentieth century. He specialized in Urban and Transport Geography of North America with a focus on New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, and British Columbia. For more information see the Department of Geography’s web site.