News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UWM has earned the highest rating for research for a third consecutive time. Just 146 of nearly 4,000 institutions considered placed in its “highest research activity” category, often called R1.
Since 1971, thousands of children have gotten an educational foundation as well as care through the Children’s Learning Center, which serves children from six weeks old to 12 years.
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.
UWM alumni improve the world in ways big and small, ranging from sports to business to entertainment and beyond. Here are a few.
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.
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.
In some ways, Estelle Katz was very much a woman of her times. She also led a remarkable life, working on the Manhattan Project, volunteering in Civil Rights-era schools and going on to earn an education degree when she was almost finished raising her children.
James MacGillis, who earned his master’s degree in administrative leadership/adult education from UWM, was named police chief for the City of Wauwatosa on July 1.
Jacarrie Kicks for Kids, an organization founded by UWM School of Education alum Jacarrie Carr, was the winner of the Morning Blend Gives Back with Bank Five Nine award this month.
UWM alum Susan Richardson teaches German. She says the value of learning other languages goes beyond just the language: “The more languages you know, the more doors open to you.”
