News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jason Lopez, a student in the School of Education’s English Education program, has been recognized as Wisconsin’s Outstanding English Student Teacher of the Year. The award was given by the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English. Lopez will be publicly honored at the council’s annual convention in Milwaukee in October. Lopez did his student teaching […]
Two UW-Milwaukee students are among some 60 nationwide to be named Tillman Scholars for 2016. Nathan Derge, who is pursuing a bachelor degree in Political Science, and Halli Stewart, doctoral student in Urban Education, were chosen by the Tillman Scholars program – named for Pat Tillman, former Arizona Cardinals player who left the NFL in 2002 […]
Tim Steen hopes to give back to the community where he grew up by teaching history in the Milwaukee Public Schools.
UW-Milwaukee School of Education reached an agreement with Northcentral Technical College in Wausau that will allow technical college students to seamlessly transfer certain credits to a UWM education program. Students who complete a two-year associate degree at Wausau in Human Services, Human Services-Academic Track, or Human Services-Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse will be able to […]
Distinguished Professor Nadya Fouad will hold the inaugural Mary and Ted Kellner Chair in Educational Psychology, thanks to part of a new $5 million gift from the Kelben Foundation.
The Kelben Foundation, a family foundation established by Mary and Ted Kellner, is giving $5 million in support of the UW-Milwaukee School of Education, the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Lubar School of Business. This gift will establish an endowed chair in educational psychology. Nadya Fouad, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of […]
Three Wisconsin schools will be honored for their innovative and successful integration of character education into their programs as state and national Schools of Character. UWM’s School of Education co-sponsors the awards with the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership. The schools being honored are: Brown Deer Middle School and High School, Brown Deer; Meyer Middle School, […]
Whether she needed career coaching or a loan for car repairs, Saidah Sheppard could always count on UWM’s program for low-income students raising young children.
UWM junior and neighborhood block captain Marcos Cruz is using his School of Education lessons to help his south side Milwaukee community.
Mai Xiong lauds the role that past teachers and UWM played on her path to becoming Wisconsin Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
