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Graduation

An actor’s homecoming: Willem Dafoe returns to where it all started

By John SchumacherJune 17, 2022Arts & HumanitiesTheater

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.

‘Down-to-earth’ and ‘timeless,’ actor and alum Willem Dafoe charms students

By Laura OttoJune 1, 2022Arts & HumanitiesFilm & Fine Arts

Dafoe spoke to more than 600 students at an event modeled on the talk show “Inside the Actors Studio.” He was in town to speak at commencement and to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.

UWM to honor Willem Dafoe with honorary doctorate at 2022 commencement

By John SchumacherApril 29, 2022Arts & HumanitiesFilm & Fine Arts

The four-time Oscar-nominated actor will return to his alma mater May 22 to receive an honorary degree and deliver two commencement speeches.

Miles of smiles light up the Class of 2019

By John SchumacherDecember 16, 2019Campus & CommunityCampus News

The UWM Panther Arena hardly needed illumination on Sunday. The wattage from the smiles of some 2,100 graduates and thousands of friends and family lit up the place just as well.

New graduate perfects his craft with his own podcast

By Kathy QuirkMay 23, 2019Arts & HumanitiesHumanities
A man sits in from of a computer with audio equipment.

Rashaud Foster found his voice at UWM, and he found an outlet for his ambitions in a Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies audio lab.

Panthers celebrate graduation day, 3,600 strong

By John SchumacherMay 19, 2019Campus & CommunityStudents
Students dressed in caps and gowns throw their arms in the air and smile.

More than 3,600 UWM students celebrated as they received their hard-earned diplomas Sunday and looked forward to a bright future.

At 85, new graduate isn’t ready to stop learning

By Kathy QuirkApril 26, 2019Campus & CommunityStudents
A man sits in a chair in the Commons area of UWM at Waukesha.

Eager to get that college degree he missed early in life, Ben Owen went back to school. He’s now graduating from UWM at Waukesha, and he’s not done learning yet.

Six new graduates share the stories of their college journeys

By John SchumacherMay 21, 2018Campus & CommunityStudents
A woman poses with her daughters on each side of her.

More than 3,300 UWM students began their adventures in the great big world after graduating Sunday, May 20, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Every one of them has a story of hard work and perseverance, setbacks and success. Here are six.

UWM pioneer honored at graduation

By Kathy QuirkMay 15, 2018Campus & CommunityAlumni
Ken Germanson sits in a chair in his home on the south side of Milwaukee.

Kenneth Germanson is a longtime labor leader, journalist and community activist who was one of a group of students who advocated for the formation of a four-year public university in Milwaukee in the late 1940s.

Four decades after starting college, psychology student finally graduating

By Kathy QuirkMay 11, 2018Business & World AffairsPolitics & Social Science

It’s never too late to graduate. That’s the experience of Christine Lyons, who started at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 1970s and is finally graduating in May 2018.

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