Focus on Jordan Villegas and His Work
Read the story on urban studies major BA alum Jordan Villegas and his work at Acts Housing in this month’s In Focus magazine. Post navigation
News, Alumni
Congratulations, Kat Kocisky and Prof. Ryan Holifield
Congratulations to USP alumna, Kat Kocisky (PhD ‘ 24) and USP faculty affiliate Professor Ryan Holifield (Geography and Urban Studies), for their recently published article, How Equitable are Urban Rail-Trails: A Review of 11 Development Plans that appears in the journal, Local Environment. You can access …
Natalie Hernandez (Urban Studies BA alumna, ’23) was accepted into the prestigious Urban Fellows program in New York City
Natalie Hernandez was sitting at a student networking event at the 2023 Population Association of America conference in New Orleans when she received a very important email. Read the whole story.
‘He had a passion for justice’: Milwaukee activist is remembered
Driven by a hatred of injustice, Milwaukee community activist writer, speaker and educator John Hagedorn will be remembered for his work, which includes racial justice, child welfare and civil and human rights.
Near West Side Partners Announces Lindsey St. Arnold Bell (M.S., Urban Studies ’16) as Executive Director
Near West Side Partners Announces Lindsey St. Arnold Bell (M.S., Urban Studies ’16) as Executive Director
Near West Side Partners today announced that Lindsey St. Arnold Bell will serve as the organization’s next Executive Director. St. Arnold Bell succeeds NWSP’s inaugural Executive Director Keith Stanley, who, at the end of 2022, announced his departure from Milwaukee.
For the love of the (video) game: Two alumni find jobs in the video game industry through the humanities and social sciences
For the love of the (video) game: Two alumni find jobs in the video game industry through the humanities and social sciences
Ben Schroeder and Timothy MacKenzie are two UWM alumni who have made a home for themselves in the video game industry