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Milwaukee Roots: The Democratizing Local History Project will engage students in the local histories of Milwaukee’s people of color.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College President Vicki Martin is retiring after this school year.
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About 800 students were displaced when Milwaukee’s Cardinal Stritch University closed.
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The faculty union-run FAST Fund draws attention to the financial barriers that derail MATC students’ education.
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UWO plans to furlough employees and cut staff by about 15%, laying off or accepting retirements from about 200 people.
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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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Many low-income students don’t apply to college because they don’t think they can afford it. Milwaukee Public Schools is trying to show students the college options they can afford by requiring them to fill out the FAFSA.
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Elite Wisconsin colleges like UW-Madison and Marquette may have to alter their admissions practices following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action.
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A new program at Alverno College aims to help social workers imagine a world beyond prisons, police and surveillance.
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The Catholic university in Fox Point is closing after 86 years due to low enrollment and a budget deficit.