News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Igoni Igoni drove his cab at least 60 hours each week to pay the bills while focusing on his goal – getting a college degree in community engagement and education and being a role model for his two young children.
Nearly 1,000 young men from Wisconsin and northern Illinois attended the Black Male Youth-Milwaukee Summit at UWM, Dec. 15-16, 2015. The fourth annual event was coordinated by the African American Male Initiative, a group of UWM faculty, academic staff and community leaders. The 2015 theme was Knowledge + Power + Perseverance = Success.
Veritas High School – one of two UWM-chartered high schools – received the 2015 Martin F. Stein Champion For Children Award, named for Martin F. Stein, a Big Brothers Big Sisters member and philanthropist. The annual award is presented to individuals or organizations that enrich opportunities for children through exemplary service to the community. In […]
UWM’s Office of Socially Responsible Evaluation in Education published the results of its Milwaukee Public Schools climate survey on a new website, www.udisp.com. Lead by Senior Scientist and Director Curtis Jones, the office worked with Milwaukee schools to survey students and staff about the learning climate at their schools in 2014-2015. The survey was based […]
Alan Shoho, dean of the School of Education, faced an immediate budget cut when he joined UWM on April 1, but he said that he would rather overcome a challenge than grow stagnant in his work.
SPARK Early Literacy, created by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee in collaboration with UWM’s School of Education and the Milwaukee Public Schools, participated in a Congressional panel in late October. The panel, sponsored by the Annie E Casey Foundation, organized by The Center for Research and Reform in Education, and moderated by Sarah Sparks, […]
The School of Education’s graduate program in Curriculum & Instruction is ranked fifth among the top 25 programs nationally by Graduateprograms.com in its annual list. The rankings are based on ratings and reviews from current or recent graduate students that were posted on graduateprograms.com. The program rankings, compiled using data from Sept. 1, 2012, through […]
Gerald “Jerry” Gleason, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education, died on Nov. 3 at the age of 88. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Eugene’s Catholic Church, 7600 N. Port Washington Rd., Fox Point. Gleason attended UWM from 1945-1949 when it was the Milwaukee State […]
Larry Martin teaches others how to work with adult students. He will be honored for teaching and researching in the field of adult education – 32 years at UWM – by the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
UWM’s School of Education received a “best value” ranking from “Top Masters in Education.”
