Campus & Community
Annual Fall Awards honor service to the university
More than two dozen UWM faculty and staff members were recognized for their outstanding service to UWM during the annual Fall Awards presentation Oct. 19 at the Zelazo Center.
Initiative tackles the issue of hate speech on campus
The co-leaders of the Care, Respect and Expression Standing Committee give an update on UWM’s effort to balance the right of free speech with the university’s commitment to providing compassionate care for our community.
UWM to award $6 million in scholarships to health care students
The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship fund is intended to support educational opportunities that will increase the representation of historically underprivileged and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in health professions and to grow the health care workforce.
New UWM admissions director hopes to ‘propel students further than where I am’
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.
UWM students raise money for MPS school libraries
Elementary school libraries are vital. But keeping them stocked with books and other resources can be challenging, especially in times when budgets are tight.
Mayor, county executive join M-Cubed leaders to urge high school students to fill out FAFSA
The window for students to start filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2023-24 school year opened Oct. 1.
How students will benefit from UWM school and college realignment
UWM students should benefit from more access to advisors, more flexibility in course selection and a wider range of learning and research opportunities as a result of a realignment of some schools and colleges at the university.
‘Telling Our Stories’: UWM’s history of diversity debuts
A standing-room-only and very diverse crowd was on hand Tuesday for the launch of a new history book that highlights how UWM became a diverse campus over the past six-plus decades.
UWM students tell governor what issues they care about
About 30 students participated in a roundtable discussion Tuesday with Gov. Tony Evers, who also toured the campus with Chancellor Mark Mone and talked with more students.
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.