UWM-MPS teacher program receives $2.4 million grant

MILWAUKEE -- The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.4 million grant to UW-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools.The money will be used to improve math and science programs in Milwaukee's public high schools.Twenty-five MPS teachers will be trained in personalized professional development and classroom-based research.Those teachers will then work with UWM faculty and MPS district leaders to analyze their classroom practices and lead development workshops for other teachers across the state.CLICK HERE for more on this story via the Milwaukee Business Journal.

UWM named one of the nation's best schools for LGBTQ students

MILWAUKEE -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been named one of the nation's best schools for LGBTQ students.UWM received 4.5 out of 5 stars.The rating comes from "Campus Pride," a leading non-profit organization that tracks policies, programs and practices across hundreds of national schools.The "Campus Pride" director said it is important that schools today have the support and resources for LGBTQ students to succeed.The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay also made it into the "Top 30" list.

Con"grad"ulations! UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University host spring commencement ceremonies

MILWAUKEE -- Graduation ceremonies were held for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University students Sunday, May 22nd in downtown Milwaukee.UWM's spring commencement ceremony took place at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.There was a "Black Ceremony" that began at 9:00 a.m. for all Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Candidates from the following schools/colleges:School of Architecture and Urban PlanningSchool of Freshwater SciencesSchool of Information StudiesCollege of Letters and SciencePeck School of the ArtsJoseph J.

Faculty at UW-Milwaukee votes "no confidence" in UW System

MILWAUKEE -- The faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Tuesday, May 10th unanimously voted "no confidence" in UW System President Ray Cross and the UW Board of Regents -- just over one week after faculty at UW-Madison overwhelmingly supported a "no-confidence" vote (on May 2nd).

Hackers send anti-Semitic fliers to UWM campus printers

PRINCETON, N.J. — Several colleges across the country are investigating after a rash of anti-Semitic fliers began printing from their network-connected printers or fax machines.The fliers began appearing Thursday at schools including New Jersey's Princeton University, Rhode Island's Brown University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.The director of the New England office of the Anti-Defamation League says a white power group appears to have hacked into school printers.