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Employers at the UWM career fair were eager to speak to students about the opportunities they offer, but they also warned that students may not have the skills they’re looking for. Darien Yeager reports.

Suicide survivor Kevin Hines delivered a powerful message of hope to West Bend high schools last Thursday. Suicide awareness and prevention center LiFE OF HOPE invited Hines to speak about his will to live and the importance of educating others about mental illness. Hines had the audience crying and reaching for tissues that were provided […]

Going to school in a city like Milwaukee is a big change from small town living in Amberg, Wisconsin. Kaitlin Downs, a recent UWM alum, talks with Sarah Thomas about her own transition.

Sarah Thomas was home schooled in high school. When she got to college, she found a few classmates who also learned at home growing up.

The International Dessert Competition at UW-Milwaukee is a showcase of local bakers and a place for the community to come together and share culture. Jordan Garcia reports.

A new UWM production club, Reel Women, wrapped filming on its first short film. With a mission of spreading equality in the industry, the crew featured an equal number of women and men. The stars of the movie, called Bottleneck, were two female characters – sisters coping with the death of their mother.

My mom always viewed me as a good kid who could do no wrong. But growing up, I felt like I had this bad habit of drawing pictures on the walls of our living room before we actually painted it. But my mom still loved me, regardless.

Changes to UWM’s BOSS shuttle service were announced at the UWM Student Association’s “State of the Students” address. Matt Campbell was there.

More than 3,500 volunteers fanned out over miles of the Milwaukee River basin for the 21st Annual Spring River Cleanup. The volunteers worked to remove tons of trash from the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic River watersheds. Armed with audio recorders, journalism students chronicled the cleanup. Brandon Anderegg covered Estabrook Park: Sabrina Johnkins caught up with high school […]

Kids from West Allis got the chance to learn more about the earth while having fun at the same time. Nyesha Stone reports.

Since 1979, Woodland Pattern has been a Midwestern outpost of literature. Nicholas A. Brown and Sarah E. Kanouse visited Woodland Pattern to present their book Re-Collecting Blackhawk: Landscape, Memory, and Power in the American Midwest. Ed Makowski was on-hand to learn about the legacy of Blackhawk’s likeness.

Artist and activist David Solnit told UW-Milwaukee students that they can make a difference in the world through art as part of Artist Now!, the Peck School of the Arts’ lecture series.  Solnit is co-founder of Art Revolution, which promotes art for happiness, health and education.  Christina Luick reports.