Is College Worth It?

Complete coverage: multimedia website A group of fifteen waiters and waitresses dressed in freshly pressed button ups and starched black slacks sit comfortably around a white marble bar. Fresh flowers in sparkling crystal vases don the counter and surrounding tables. A wood-fire stove crackles behind the bar and chefs in white aprons and toques shuffle […]

Smart Growth

Colonel Mark Mykleby, a retired Marine Corps veteran, discussed how American sustainability helps improve international relations. The talk was part of the Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy on the windy night of Tuesday, February 21. Mykleby, a Minnesota native, discussed his time at the Pentagon. His objective was to develop a broad national security plan for […]

Lost Decade

The United States lost a decade said Edward Alden during the Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy. The economy slumped, jobs went overseas and many companies broke down during the last ten years. At the forum on Feb. 28, the national speaker, Alden, discussed the pros and cons of free trade between countries in the global […]

Attracting Top Students

Robin Weigert began in the Honors College as a student in 1995. Since then she worked as the college’s office assistant, academic advisor and now as assistant director. In 2008-2009, student enrollment increased by 37% and is still rising. Fostering growth has been difficult because of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s lack of space. Over the […]