UWM grad student wins national voting honor roll award
Alannah Ray, UWM external relations graduate intern, is being recognized on the 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll.
Community Engagement
We Energies donates $1 million to UWM for scholarships, student support programs
The gift will establish the We Energies Scholarship Fund and the We Energies Student Success Fund, meant to improve opportunities for equal access to higher education and enhanced quality of life for the people of Milwaukee.
UW System, UWM leaders pledge to work with community at Washington County roundtable
Growing what’s known in education circles as “dual enrollment programs” was one of the ideas presented by attendees at the discussion led by UW System Interim President Michael Falbo and UWM Chancellor Mark Mone.
Afghan refugees start a new journey at UWM
A group of young women who escaped the Taliban last year have made their way to Milwaukee, where they are taking English classes and hoping to resume their education in the fall.
Business, government leaders laud launch of FlexRide project
A new service led by UWM researchers that connects workers with jobs is very much needed, local leaders said Wednesday.
Transit, partnerships are among community needs voiced at Waukesha roundtable
The UWM at Waukesha discussion was the latest in a series of listening sessions that UW System President Tommy Thompson is holding at UW campuses as he winds down his tenure as interim president.
Exhibit examining social and political movements through architecture stops at UWM
A traveling exhibit that examines the history of social and political movements through architecture is making a stop at UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Transportation project led in part by UWM researchers launches in February
The pilot transportation service aims to help residents in segregated city neighborhoods reach suburban areas with more jobs.
African Diaspora Council supply drive helps 2 MPS schools
Following its fifth annual school supply drive, the African Diaspora Council presented the collection of supplies to the principals of two Milwaukee Public Schools on Friday.
UWM researchers study resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis
Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes, while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.