Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County names new CEO
Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County announced Melissa Songco has been named as the new CEO by the Board of Directors, effective April 12.… Continue Reading »
Lara Fritts (MS ’95) named President and CEO of Greater Richmond Partnership
Lara Fritts (MS ’95) named President and CEO of Greater Richmond Partnership
Lara Fritts (MS ’95) was named the president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership, a regional economic development organization in Virginia.… Continue Reading »
Gary T. Henry (PhD ’82) named dean of College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware
Gary T. Henry (PhD ’82) named dean of College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware
Gary T. Henry (PhD ’82) has been named dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware.… Continue Reading »
Urban Studies Alum Trevor Jung Elected to Racine Common Council
Urban Studies Alum Trevor Jung Elected to Racine Common Council
Congratulations to Trevor Jung (BA ’17), a former urban studies major who defeated his opponent by a wide margin and won a seat on the City of Racine’s Common Council. Trevor joins a long list of urban studies alumni who have held elected office. … Continue Reading »
Reflections of an Urban Affairs MS Alum
Reflections of an Urban Affairs MS Alum
Read a reflection of Urban Affairs at UWM in the Mid-Sixties by MS alum Thomas Rose (’67).… 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 »
Alumni News 2015
Doctoral candidate Mark Rice authors an article for the October 13, 2015 Milwaukee Journal Sentinal’s Opinion section entitled “Wisconsin should ban the box this year.” Read article.… Continue Reading »
Alumni News 2014
Michael J. Lorr accepted a position at Aquinas College as an Associate Professor of Sociology and as Director of the Community Leadership Program. Lorr earned his PhD in Urban Studies from UWM in 2012.… Continue Reading »
Alumni News 2012-2013
Doctoral Alumna Karen Moore received the news that her article “Exposing State Institutional Factors Impeding Local Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Transit Development in Progressive-Era Milwaukee” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Urban Studies. Doctoral Alumni … Continue Reading »