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Free and open to the public with ticket (Tickets available September 21st at the 51ÁÔÆæ Union<\/a> Information Desk or by calling (414) 229-4825).<\/p>\n\"MoralesEvent_400\"<\/a>\n

On October 6, author Jennifer Morales will speak about her book, Meet Me Halfway: Milwaukee Stories<\/em>, 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s 2015 First Year Common Read selection. Morales will share experiences of living in Milwaukee for more than 20 years, raising children in the city, being the first Latino\/a elected to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, and being a part of many communities within one of the nation\u2019s most segregated cities. She\u2019ll talk about how those years of work to address access and inequality brought her into the lives of diverse people who inspired the beautifully rendered characters of her collection of short stories.<\/p>\n

October 6, 2015 @ 7:00pm
\n51ÁÔÆæ Union Ballroom<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, contact Claudia Guzm\u00e1n, Sociocultural Programming:
\nPhone: (414) 229-6998
\nEmail: guzmanc@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Sponsored by: Sociocultural Programming <\/a>, Student Success Center<\/a>, and Cultures & Communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free and open to the public with ticket (Tickets available September 21st at the 51ÁÔÆæ Union Information Desk or by calling (414) 229-4825). 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