• Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Beowulf

    Online

    Selection from Beowulf (ca. 10th/11th century CE) translated by Seamus Heaney (1999) Lines 1-1643 No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Great Gatsby

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald Great Gatsby, Chapters 1-4. (1925) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Richard Feynman

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    Richard Feynman “Surely, You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman?“ “A Map of the Cat?“ “O, Americano, Outra Vez!” “Safecracker Meets Safecracker” (1985) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Petronius–Satyricon

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    Petronius Satyricon, Volumes 1 & 2. (early 1st century CE) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please …

  • Latine Heritage Month

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States +2 more

    For this year's Latine Heritage Month, UWM’s Distinctive Collections (Archives, Special Collections, and American Geographical Society Library) are hosting a month-long pop-up exhibit featuring an array of rare and unique materials that show the diverse cultures of Latin America and …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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    Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition, Prologue and Chapter 1 (1958) Hannah Arendt For the month of September, we will discuss the Prologue and first chapter of The Human Condition, arguably the most influential work of German-American philosopher Hannah …

  • Information Literacy Assignment Workshop Fall 2025 CANCELED

    W194, Golda Meir Library

    In this workshop, instructors will identify areas in which students struggle to reach the expected research outcomes in their course.  Participants will workshop strategies for getting the most out of student research assignments by reflecting on the  information literacy concepts …

  • 2025 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture

    Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir Library

    Register for Event Gabriela Nagy, UWM assistant professor of psychology, will present the 2025 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture. The title of her talk is “Resilience, Resistance, and Rhetoric:  What Latino/a Immigrants Teach Us About Health and Humanity.” This talk challenges …

  • Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art

    Archives, Golda Meir Library

    The traveling exhibit "Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art" by Seth Ter Haar with Docomomo is now on display in the Archives Gallery through December 1. The exhibit details the roles of Charlotte Russell Partridge and …