It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Larry Baldassaro, Professor Emeritus of Italian, passed away peacefully on September 8. The grandson of Italian immigrants, Larry joined the faculty at UWM in 1972 after earning his Ph.D. in …
The U.S. Department of State supports the Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS) program, which provides immersive summer study abroad programs of 7-10 weeks for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study languages deemed to have particular strategic importance to the U.S. Applicants must …
Join us at Boswell Book Company for an evening with Caroline Seymour-Jorn (Comparative Literature and Global Studies) and her co-authors Anna Mansson McGinty (Geography) and Kristin Sziarto (Geography) to discuss their new book Muslims in Milwaukee: Placemaking, Belonging, and Activism! …
The UWM Chinese Program is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Beatrice Ephraim, Hyejeong Song, Ian Brown, and Emilio De Torre, who took home gold and silver medals in the First-Year Student Group at the 2026 Midwest University Chinese …
Lu Yin, Senior Teaching Faculty in the Chinese Program at UWM, has received the 2026 Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant for Teachers of Chinese from the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CLTA-USA). Yin received the grant in support of her presentation at the 2026 CLTA Annual Conference, held at the University of …
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chinese Program has achieved a significant milestone on the national stage. Student works from the Chinese program were recently selected for the 2025 National Chinese EXPO of Student Works, a prestigious showcase featuring outstanding Chinese language …
The Department of World Languages and Cultures seeks applications for two positions for Teaching Faculty within the Spanish program. One of the positions includes the opportunity to teach Portuguese language and culture as well. Applications are due by Friday, May …
UWM alum Brandon Crisp (Japanese, ‘19) has developed an enthusiastic audience for his pop-up offerings of Japanese cuisine with Kokoro Cafe.
In Fall 2025, Dr. Allison Libbey of the Spanish program launched a new service learning class allowing students to use their Spanish language skills while working with Milwaukee-area nonprofits.
UWM student Gabrielle Sweeney, a political science major and Japanese minor, worked at the American Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan this summer as one of 100 youth ambassadors, using her Japanese language skills to give presentations to a Japanese-speaking …