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If the budget proposal put forth by Gov. Scott Walker to cut $300 million from the UW System passes, three months from now, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could face layoffs, building closures, a hiring freeze, or a slowdown on the admission of the new freshman class, according to the powerful UWM University Committee. Committee members […]

The UW System could face a budget cut resulting in $300 million in lost revenue – although the number is still uncertain – as well as sweeping changes that might imperil the engrained traditions of shared governance and tenure. In addition, there are moves to make the UW a “public authority” – more autonomous from […]

UW-Milwaukee is shielding information from the public in a manner that is out of step with a sweeping new agreement hashed out this summer by the state’s top newspaper association and the organization that represents Wisconsin municipalities. Furthermore, UWM’s open records custodian has cited federal privacy laws as one reason for blacking out information in […]

 This is third part of a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE scandal. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. Although the TKE fraternity at UW-Milwaukee was embroiled in scandal this fall, Greek life at UWM is actually slightly on the rise- although it’s still a very small portion of the […]

Twelve teams brought everything they had to the floor. UW-Milwaukee’s Hype Team hosted the dance presentation. Brooke Dowden reports.

Jeff Jara talks folk art at the UWM Art History Gallery: How people engage with it, and how they think about it. Jara is skilled in the field of “self-taught art.” Madeline Power-Luetscher reports.

UW-Milwaukee has three art galleries. One of them recently highlighted the tradition of folk art. Helen Koth reports.

Stephanie Wallock is continuing a family tradition of attending UWM. She wants to teach children, especially those in the inner city, how to use art. Alex Shun reports.

Stressed by finals? Academic support services at UWM provides weekly group tutoring and supplemental instruction. And it turns out the campus is one of the national leaders in offering webinars for tutoring. Jake Hanson reports for Media Milwaukee.

The Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership and Research is putting on its 11th annual campus-wide food drive. The student organization is partnered with the Hunger Task Force in order to try and expand their donation options and outreach on-campus. On top of focusing on the food drive, the CCBLLR aims to connect the campus community […]

Media Milwaukee reporter Joe Halley sat down with UWM basketball standout, Cory Wichmann. You can read the full print story here.

This is the second story in a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE controversy. You can read the first story here. The controversy over the TKE fraternity’s revocation by UW-Milwaukee and not-yet-proven allegations of date-rape drugging drove sensational headlines this fall. However, those allegations weren’t the norm. Alleged sexual assaults at UWM […]