Arts & Humanities
UWM instructor and filmmaker inspires the next generation of artists
Marquise Mays’ films portray the lives of Black Americans in the Midwest. As an assistant professor at UWM, he helps mentor budding filmmakers.
UWM playwright inspires the next generation of storytellers
Alvaro Saar Rios is one of the most produced Latino playwrights. As head of the UWM Theatre Practices program, he provides guidance to young artists.
UWM students enjoy hands-on learning through collaboration with the Milwaukee Public Museum
For more than 60 years, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Museum have shared a close partnership rooted in hands‑on learning and professional preparation.
UWM filmmakers star at Milwaukee Film Festival
The Milwaukee Film Festival opens tonight, and as always it’s chockablock with contributions from UWM’s Peck School of the Arts alumni and faculty.
UWM Libraries provide pathways for academic achievement
Elizabeth Rhinehart was always a library kid. It was public libraries where her appreciation for librarianship first blossomed, but it’s the UWM Libraries that have provided the pathways for building her career.
A lifelong love of words brings UWM professor back to Milwaukee
Derrick Harriell fell in love with language at a young age. Now, the poet and professor of creative writing shares his passion with future generations.
This anthropology alum’s work is (literally) child’s play
Cassie Coffey oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary job is to facilitate joyful play experiences and open-ended learning with the DuPage Children’s Museum’s tiny guests and their families.
The human lens: UWM alum turns untold stories into award-winning films
Josh Rosenberg fell in love with storytelling at UWM. Now, he makes Oscar-winning short documentaries.
Bilingual Global Studies alum shares his love of nature with job at the Shedd Aquarium
A recent UWM grad, Eugenio Calderon helps educate people about wildlife and the natural world as one of Shedd’s first bilingual educators.
UWM alums win bronze at Olympic Art Festival snow sculpting competition
Artists Mike Martino, Mike Sponholtz and Tom Queoff have been working together for 40 years, traveling around the world to create art from 17-ton blocks of snow.