Event to launch new book about the history of diversity at UWM
“Telling Our Stories: A History of Diversity at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1956-2022” traces UWM’s growth over the past six-plus decades.
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Ready to roll: UWM Move-In 2022 begins
Another school year kicked off Monday as some 3,300-plus students began moving into university housing at UW-Milwaukee, coming from around the country and around the world. An army of UWM volunteers met them, helping the students and parents get all their stuff from cars and trucks into their college homes for the next nine months. […]
UWM installs Narcan boxes to battle opioid abuse
As part of its ongoing efforts to fight opioid abuse, UW-Milwaukee has installed the naloxone nasal spray Narcan in several locations on its campuses in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Washington County.
UW System to announce college affordability initiative
UW System President Jay Rothman will join three chancellors Monday, Aug. 15, at a news conference announcing a new initiative to make college education more affordable. The news conference will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., on UW-Milwaukee’s main campus. The news conference will include: […]
New nursing simulation center set to debut
A professional-grade nursing facility, the UWM James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center, is set to open to students in Fall 2022. Spurred by a $1 million donation from three-time UWM alumnus and former CEO and president of Harley-Davidson James Ziemer and his wife, Yvonne, the center provides nursing students with a realistic setting in […]
UWM hosts lieutenant governor candidate debates
UWM hosted debates this week among Democratic and Republican candidates vying to be each party’s pick for lieutenant governor.
UWM hosts lieutenant governor debates
Republican and Democratic candidates for Wisconsin lieutenant governor squared off in debates held at UWM’s Mainstage Theatre July 20 and 21. Democratic candidates Peng Her and Wisconsin Rep. Sara Rodriguez hit the debate stage on Wednesday. Republican candidates David King, Will Martin, Sen. Roger Roth, Sen. Patrick Testin, Lancaster Mayor David Varnam, Cindy Werner and Jonathan […]
Freeland looks forward to leading Electa Quinney Institute
Freeland comes to UWM from South Dakota State University, where he was the co-coordinator of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program.
Wisconsin lieutenant governor primary debates to be held at UWM
UW-Milwaukee will host the only statewide televised primary debates featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor on July 20 and 21.
An actor’s homecoming: Willem Dafoe returns to where it all started
As a small-town kid studying at UWM in the 1970s, Willem Dafoe never dreamed of becoming a star. But he’s gone on to become one of the most acclaimed and in-demand actors in the business.