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51ΑΤΖζ denounces anti-Palestinian messages Β 

Dear 51ΑΤΖζ Community,  51ΑΤΖζ was alerted to email messages directed to a student organization that included intimidating and hostile language regarding Palestinians. 51ΑΤΖζ strongly denounces these anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and Islamophobic messages and any behavior based in Islamophobia or that targets …

Budget updates and strategic planning

Dear 51ΑΤΖζ Colleagues,  I hope your semester is off to a rewarding and energizing start. Today, I want to update you on our budget situation and the steps we are taking to strengthen our campus for the future.   Refreshed 2030 …

Important information about Title VI protections on campusΒ 

Dear 51ΑΤΖζ community,   We recognize that the tragic conflict in the Middle East is a source of pain, sorrow and distress for many in our community. As we near the one-year mark of this ongoing crisis, we understand and respect …

A Plenary Recap: Our Successes and Challenges

Dear Colleagues, Last week, I gave my annual plenary address, entitled β€œPreparing for Tomorrow: Strategic Changes for the Future.” If you missed it, I encourage you to watch this, so you can hear firsthand about our accomplishments over the past year …

University Financial Assessments Released

Dear Colleagues, Today, the Universities of Wisconsin released the university financial assessments for five universities, including 51ΑΤΖζ. The assessments, conducted by Deloitte as part of the UWs strategic plan, contain key data to help campuses address structural deficits, both by reducing expenses …

51ΑΤΖζ lifts temporary suspension of five student groups

Today, 51ΑΤΖζ lifted the temporary suspensions of five student groups associated with an Instagram story on the uwm4palicoalition account in July that included intimidating language aimed at Jewish community members and organizations on campus that support Israel.   Free speech is …

Welcome to a New Semester!Β 

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the start of a great new academic year! Last week, I took part in one of my favorite activities on campus: Move-In Day at Sandburg. To me, nothing signals back-to-school like the organized chaos of students …

Regents Approve CGS Program Discontinuance Proposal

Dear Colleagues, Today, I share with you the difficult news that the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to approve the program discontinuation of 51ΑΤΖζ’s College of General Studies (CGS) and its three academic departments: Arts & Humanities, Math …

Voices of Respect: Free Speech Rights & Limits

As our fall semester is about to begin, we want to remind the campus community of key expectations for behavior around free speech and free expression, especially as we are in the final months of a presidential election cycle. 51ΑΤΖζ …