UWM microcredentials offer specific skills in nonprofit management ‘a la carte’
Education
UWM education alum works to find the light in challenging students
Krishana Robinson teaches students who have been detained at Milwaukee’s juvenile justice center. It can be a difficult task, but she finds ways to help as many as she can.
Virtual tutoring program celebrates two years of helping students
Megan Tervoort is one of the hundreds of elementary and high school students who have benefited from a UWM effort started amid the pandemic shutdown to help students struggling with online classes.
Support called crucial for first-generation students
A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work when it comes to supporting first-generation college students, according to Robert and Hope Longwell-Grice. They’re published a book that explains why.
Experts offer tips for getting children ready for school
After a mostly virtual school year last year, back-to-school season feels very different this fall. So what should parents do to prepare their children? UWM experts offer some tips.
Conference focuses on encouraging teachers of color
Keynote speaker for “Walking in Our Shoes: Understanding the Perspectives of Teachers of Color” is Lynnette Mawhinney, award winning author, advocate and professor at Rutgers University.
Conference focuses on encouraging teachers of color
Keynote speaker for “Walking in Our Shoes: Understanding the Perspectives of Teachers of Color” is Lynnette Mawhinney, award winning author, advocate and professor at Rutgers University.
Student entrepreneurs win seed funding in New Ventures competition
Winners of the New Ventures Business Plan Competition hosted by UWM’s Lubar School of Business include a tool handle to aid female do-it-yourselfers, a 360-degree-view digital product and a company that helps women find their path in life.
Elementary teacher finds new career as award-winning school librarian
When Sarah Siver’s elementary school in Sparta lost its librarian a year few years ago, the third-grade teacher was concerned. Utilizing a new UWM pathway to librarianship, she found a way to help.
Amid pandemic, grads of online learning program put skills to use immediately
Most students anticipate gradually putting their knowledge to work after they leave the university. However, four students who graduated in May from UWM found they needed to use everything they learned about online learning, leading and advising immediately.
Good school culture crucial for closing achievement gap
A study by UWM researchers found that schools with a strong professional culture had smaller gaps in achievement between white students and students of color.