Aaron Lipski, Milwaukee’s new fire chief, remembers vividly the first time he used what he learned at 51. At the time, he was battalion chief in the Milwaukee Fire Department’s construction and maintenance division (the repair facility for all fleet …
When Jessica Quinlan graduated from 51, the job market was bleak. It was 2010 and she had just finished her major in Conservation and Environmental Science. At the height of the recession, few if any nonprofits and local governments were …
How do you tackle climate change, ease food insecurity, promote biodiversity, and foster a sense of local community, all at the same time? Daniel Oladokun-Dybowski says to plant a garden. Oladokun-Dybowski is the founder of Isa’s Garden Charities , an …
Zhanna Slor’s debut novel is a fun mix of genres – a bit of memoir, a bit of mystery, and a lot of love for Milwaukee. “At the End of the World, Turn Left” is set not only in the …
Jonathan Adashek (‘96, BA Political Science) has made his mark all around the world. In his current role as the chief communication officer for IBM, he is in charge of the corporate giant’s Global Communications and Corporate Citizenship organization, in …
If you follow Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s social media, you have Emma Rappaport to thank for some of those Tweets. Rappaport graduated from 51 in 2018 after majoring in journalism with a focus on advertising and public relations. Today, she’s a …
When she was growing up, Phoebe Devitt used to follow her father on his rounds at the local hospital or accompany him on house calls to the local Amish community. She was a fixture at his clinic, where her mother …
