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Representatives and supporters of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) greeted students and faculty in front of UW-Milwaukee’s School of Education on a recent Thursday afternoon with chants in protest. “We are demanding that the UWM Chancellor stop [its] chartered Urban Day School from paying $100 a head for students to enroll at its school,” […]

Frightening people. That’s what Juan Lopez had in mind when he put his exhibit together. “My goal was to scare people, as well as be able to use a new version of magic lanterns to project the material,” Lopez said. “The idea was to reflect the pictorial qualities of the phantasmagoria.” The exhibit in question […]

From spiders, to twins, to a surly police officer that protects a city from getting soaked in piss, Willy Jonas has played them all. A BFA acting major about to enter his senior year of college, Jonas has been in plays almost every year since kindergarten. Even after never having been in a musical past […]

The UWM Childrens Learning Center opened its doors to a brand new environment in the Northwest Quadrant last winter, ending the Learnng Center’s 40-year run at the old building located on Kenwood Avenue. And parents and staff members say they’re thrilled with the change. That building was originally designed for university uses for classes and […]

UWM’s Physical Environment Committee is planning to officially address the growing use of popular electronic cigarette devices this fall. The devices are currently not included in the university’s smoking policy, but a top official says they’re already banned by default. Walking around the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, you may notice that a large amount of […]

Student safety in the classroom at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is not as secure as you would hope. Although teaching assistants and professors receive safety instructions during an orientation, a Media Milwaukee investigation has uncovered that teaching staff on the UW-Milwaukee campus – ranging from a department chair to teaching assistants – don’t know […]

Due to declining enrollment, reduced retention rates and a lack of reserve funds, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is considering cuts to academic staff. According to Margo Anderson, a distinguished professor who sits on the University Committee, less students and less funding equals less instructors. “It’s not that anybody wants to lay somebody off. It’s just […]

There I sat, two days after semester’s end, journalistic gumption bleeding out my side from the final, decisive puncture wound in a miserable month of sporadic attacks. “I must deny this request because the information you requested is not a public record,” read the crippling message. The author: a UWM public records custodian with an […]

It started off as just a single beat on a drum, but the momentum quickly picked up, and it became louder, and faster as the time began to approach noon. The Drummers of the UWM Dance Department in association with De La Buena were trying to draw a crowd to the 50 something odd seats […]

Mark Mone was named interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee on April 22, and he pledged to focus on the university’s strategic plan and work to boost enrollment. “I intend to work with all constituencies to complete our strategic plan and begin its implementation,” said Mone. during his acceptance speech. He added that […]

UWM’s Annual Drag Show was held on March 28, 2014. Hundreds of faculty, students, and guests sat tightly in the Union Ballroom to watch 16 performers sing and dance to chart-topping hits. Danielle Stobb has the story.

More often than not, food is a commonality in all major life events. Graduations have ham buns and baked beans, weddings may celebrate with plates of steak and potatoes, and funerals have pot-luck style dinners provided by loved ones. On March 26, UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell announced his leave for Marquette University.  There was no celebration […]