{"id":9788,"date":"2026-04-16T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/?p=9788"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:24:37","slug":"alumni-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/alumni-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-robert-brinkmann-phd-1989-nbsp\"><strong>Robert Brinkmann (PhD 1989)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/04\/Image-1-Robert-Brinkmann-260x300.webp\" alt=\"Robert Brinkmann\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-9789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/04\/Image-1-Robert-Brinkmann-260x300.webp 260w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/04\/Image-1-Robert-Brinkmann.webp 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Brinkmann&nbsp;has been named&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/news\/archive\/robert-brinkmann-named-chancellor-of-uw-stevens-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the next Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin\u2013Stevens Point<\/a>. Brinkmann, currently Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University, will begin his role as UW\u2013Stevens Point\u2019s 16th leader on July 1, 2026. Congratulations to Dr. Brinkmann on this significant appointment!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jonathan-burkham-phd-2012-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>Jonathan Burkham (PhD 2012)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/02\/Image-2-Jonathan-Burkham-Book-Cover.webp\" alt=\"Jonathan Burkham and the cover of Migrant Midwest\" class=\"wp-image-9790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/02\/Image-2-Jonathan-Burkham-Book-Cover.webp 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/02\/Image-2-Jonathan-Burkham-Book-Cover-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2026\/02\/Image-2-Jonathan-Burkham-Book-Cover-768x569.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Burkham&nbsp;(Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science&nbsp;at UW-Whitewater)&nbsp;has published a new book titled,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/us\/migrant-midwest-9798216276104\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Migrant Midwest: The Case for Immigration and Economic Growth in the American Heartland<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;released by Bloomsbury. Dr.&nbsp;Burkham&nbsp;also met&nbsp;readers at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boswellbooks.com\/event\/2026-03-06\/burkham-migrant-midwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a book talk<\/a>&nbsp;on March 6 at Boswell Book Company. Congratulations&nbsp;to Dr.&nbsp;Burkham&nbsp;on this exciting new publication!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Brinkmann (PhD 1989)&nbsp; Robert Brinkmann&nbsp;has been named&nbsp;the next Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin\u2013Stevens Point. 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