Increasing pay and creating avenues for more affordable education could entice more young people to enter a health care profession or help retain workers in an industry that is especially struggling to fill jobs.
University health and wellness centers on Milwaukee’s north side help address disparities while also giving health students important experience.
Jeff Zimpel, who earned his MFA in art and social engagement from UWM, is the first-ever artist-in-residence at Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel.
Fifty-six students so far have taken part in the UWM Student Success & Talent Pipeline Initiative, an effort to address the need to diversify the region’s talent pipeline and give undergrads professional experience.
Music changed her life. In Milwaukee, the program founded by Dinorah Márquez Abadiano has given a similar chance to hundreds of students over the past 20 years.
Ten young women who escaped Afghanistan last year are battling homesickness, fear and other obstacles in order to get an education and pursue careers where they can help others.
For its sixth annual drive, the UWM African Diaspora Council collected supplies for LaFollette Elementary School, an MPS school about two miles west of campus.
Whether you’re a first-time voter or a longtime concerned citizen, UWM has information to help you get registered and vote.
The students learned how to support each other and change stereotypes during their visit, part of a new collaboration between the university and Milwaukee Public Schools.
Marc Young has seen personally the transformative power of higher education. Now he’s trying to convey its benefits to students with a similar background.