Scott Walker Budget: Mandatory Internships for UW Students Debated Posted on February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 by Naomi Wilson, Joel Kananen, David Watters, Andrew Boldt, Cassie Bretl, Chardanay Hunt, Charles Johnson, Ethan Duran, Evan Heffelfinger, Hailey McLaughlin, Harald Reynolds, John Fennimore, Kaylin Newman, Maren Orlowski, Marty LeMense and Ryan Ramos By Charles Johnson with reporting and writing from JAMS 320 class at UW-Milwaukee An internship or work experience would be required to obtain an undergraduate degree from a UW System school under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s new budget. The topic was not brought up in the actual budget address, and Walker has not […]
UW-Milwaukee Officials Worry About ‘Trump Effect’ From Travel Ban Posted on February 20, 2017 by David Watters The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee currently enrolls 1,425 international students including 94 students from Iran, seven from Syria, and one from Iraq, and one UWM official says she’s noticed a “Trump effect” of students asking about relocation to Canada. The university is also urging international studies to avoid traveling abroad, and officials are concerned that the […]
Milwaukee Hosts Smaller Version of March on Washington Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by David Watters Milwaukee- Nearly 400 women, men, children and even dogs took to the rain-soaked streets of Riverwest during the “Femme Solidarity March” on Saturday. The event drew inspiration from “The Women’s March on Washington,” which held concurrent marches across the globe.