January 10, 2017 Announcement
We are still accepting graduate-level applications for the Fall 2017 semester. Application Procedures here.… Continue Reading »
e.polis Fall 2016 issue
e.polis Fall 2016 issue
Please see our latest issue of e.polis. 2016 Fall Issue… Continue Reading »
Video: IAMUWM Toni Johns
Video: IAMUWM Toni Johns
USP graduate student Toni Johns (2015) speaks about her UWM experience as an Urban Studies master’s student. See the video about Toni’s experience.… Continue Reading »
Video: IAMUWM Ben Schroeder
Video: IAMUWM Ben Schroeder
USP graduate Ben Schroeder (2015) speaks about his UWM experience as an Urban Studies major with a double minor in German and Geography. See the video about Ben’s experience.… Continue Reading »
UWM Report Article: Impact of Violence
Dr. Jenna Loyd, assistant professor of public health policy and administration in the Zilber School of Public Health and a faculty member of the College of Letters and Science’s Urban Studies Programs, is interviewed by the UWM Report. Read “Researcher Focuses on Impact of Violence on Public Health.”… Continue Reading »
Student Patricia Torres Najera in Journal Sentinel
Urban Studies doctoral student Patricia Torres Najera is featured in the Journal-Sentinel article “Patricia Torres Najera Adept at Bridging Differences.”… Continue Reading »
Marc Levine on the BBC
Marc Levine participates in the BBC News video presentation of “Inside the Mind of White America” in which racism and race relations in urban Milwaukee (and America in general) are discussed. See video on BBC News.… Continue Reading »
Faculty News 2010-2013
2013 Professor Margo Anderson named Distinguished Professor Anderson’s research has focused on American social, urban and women’s history, including the U.S. Census. Since joining the UWM faculty in 1977, her work on the history of the Census Bureau has made … Continue Reading »
Urban Studies Major featured in L&S InFocus
Urban Studies major Trevor Jung recently completed a five-month internship in the Milwaukee Mayor’s office. Trevor worked part-time in the Constituent Relations Department, fielding phone calls from concerned residents about everything from snow plowing schedules to finding shelter on cold winter nights. Read his story in the April 2016 issue (page 6) of L&S InFocus.… Continue Reading »
New Urban Studies Director
Joel Rast, Associate Professor of Political Science, has been named the new Urban Studies Programs director. Rast earned his PhD from the University of Oregon and teaches courses and authors articles and books with an urban emphasis.… Continue Reading »