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JoAnne Potter started college in 1969, but never finished. Now, 55 years later, she’s graduating from UWM with a bachelor’s degree.
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For the past three years, UWM has been making behind-the-scenes changes to raise graduation rates.
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The National Science Foundation effort aims to clean environment, add jobs and boost DEI.
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MPS juniors will be automatically admitted to the schools after they fill out a short interest form.
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In the past, transfer students often came to UWM with dozens of credits that didn’t qualify for transfer. Now UWM is promising to accept at least 60 credits from any student who transfers from one of the four surrounding tech colleges, putting them halfway toward getting a bachelor’s degree.
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The UW System’s 12 branch campuses offer two-year associate degrees, and transfer pathways to four-year schools. But their future has been in jeopardy due to steep enrollment declines.
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UWM says the program is shutting down because it isn't financially self-sufficient.
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Students who complete dual enrollment courses tend to do better in college. But Milwaukee is behind some other parts of the state in offering these opportunities.
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More than 2,000 remains, first buried at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery more than a century ago, await identification and reburial.
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Ten female students at the UW-Milwaukee thought they had full scholarships. Now the Afghan evacuees are scrambling to pay for school.