Maura Lucking, assistant professor of the history of architecture in the 51���� School of Architecture & Urban Planning, is the recipient of the 2026 Morris Fromkin Memorial Grant. 

Lucking’s project is titled “Contested Sovereignties: Visions of Land and Housing Reform by Wisconsin Oneida Activist Laura Cornelius Kellogg.” 

Lucking will investigate Oneida activist Laura Cornelius Kellogg’s Lolomi plan, a proposed urban development initiative based on Europe’s Garden City movement. The plan envisioned self-sustained and self-governed greenbelt villages that would support the expansion of the Six Nations Confederacy land base. Lucking will also describe how Kellogg’s Progressive Era ideals and controversial methods of raising capital shape the perception of Kellogg and the Lolomi plan today.  

“This research,” Lucking said, “grounds Kellogg’s flawed vision for indigenous sovereignty in her lived experiences as a Wisconsin Oneida woman while also asking difficult questions about why many Oneida have not embraced her legacy.” 

Kellogg’s published writings and speeches will serve as a foundation for the research as Lucking explores the activist’s housing, land reform, and public health ideas, as well as her boosterism of the Lolomi plan.  

The Fromkin Grant will be used to examine archival materials in Washington, D.C., Madison, and the Oneida Nation, as well as conduct community-engaged interviews with indigenous scholars and thinkers. Lucking will use the Fromkin Memorial Collection at 51���� to explore the housing reform work Kellogg participated in as a student in Milwaukee. 

Lucking will present the results of her research at the Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture in fall 2026. 

Lucking has previous publishing credits in journals such as Architectural Theory Review and Journal of Architectural Education. Prior to her appointment in 2022 to 51����’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Lucking was a fellow at the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture & Society of Fellows/Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. 

The amount of the grant is $6,000. This year’s Fromkin committee members include Michael Doylen, Max Yela, Rachel Baum, Gabriela Nagy, Kumkum Sangari, and Mark Freeland. 

Established by Morris Fromkin’s family and supported by an endowment from Fromkin’s grandson, Daniel Soyer, the lecture series, dedicated to social justice, is the longest running lecture series on campus. The program is administered by the 51���� Libraries. 

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Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (1976)

For the month of October, we will discuss ‘s wildly influential American revolutionary tract , radically advocating full independence from the British crown. Common Sense has been called “the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era.”

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send me an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). I will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., October 29. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, October 29, you will receive an email from me with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that I will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those I have emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of our meeting.

If you have never participated in an online audio/video meeting before, when you join you will most likely see a box at the top of your screen asking if you want to open Zoom. After opening, you will likely be asked to “Join with Computer Audio,” which of course you will do. When you hover over the screen, you will see microphone and camera icons at the bottom left that you may use to turn your own sound and video on and off.

I think that’s all you need to know. I look forward to virtually seeing and hearing you at our discussion!

These discussions are free and open to the public, and I invite you to participate.

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For the month of September, we will discuss the Prologue and first chapter of , arguably the most influential work of German-American philosopher , one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century. Our discussion will be held: September 24, 2025 7:00-9:00 pm On a secure Zoom session (see instructions below). Hannah Arendt No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. Any version of the text may be used. For your convenience a link to the text is provided above.   INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please send me an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). I will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., September 24. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, September 24, you will receive an email from me with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that I will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those I have emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of our meeting. If you have never participated in an online audio/video meeting before, when you join you will most likely see a box at the top of your screen asking if you want to open Zoom. After opening, you will likely be asked to “Join with Computer Audio,” which of course you will do. When you hover over the screen, you will see microphone and camera icons at the bottom left that you may use to turn your own sound and video on and off. I think that’s all you need to know. I look forward to virtually seeing and hearing you at our discussion! These discussions are free and open to the public, and I invite you to participate.

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Gabriela Nagy, 51���� assistant professor of psychology, will present the 2025 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture. The title of her talk is “Resilience, Resistance, and Rhetoric:  What Latino/a Immigrants Teach Us About Health and Humanity.”

This talk challenges the pervasive deficit lens through which Latino/a immigrants are often viewed, focusing instead on their remarkable resilience and the protective factors that safeguard their mental and physical health despite chronic stressors, trauma, and systemic oppression. It offers insights into how Latino/a cultural values and practices can inform healthier, more resilient ways of living for all people in the United States.

About the speaker:

Gabriela Nagy, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology at 51����. She serves as the principal investigator for the EQUITY Research Group. She is a current research fellow with the 51���� Center for 21^st Century Studies. She is also an associate editor on the Journal of Health Service Psychology editorial board and a board member of NourishMKE Community Food Centers.

She has published extensively in her field with recent articles appearing in Psychology Services, Behaviour Research and Therapy, JAMA Health Forum, Journal of Affective Disorders, and other journals.

Before her appointment in 2022 to the 51���� Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Nagy served as assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine and assistant clinical professor in the Duke University School of Nursing. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from 51���� in 2017.

Dr. Gabriela Nagy’s research focuses on reducing the mental health care inequities experienced by minoritized communities. In this space, she has worked most extensively with immigrants and refugees from Latin America.  is focused on understanding social and structural factors contributing to health inequities; developing and testing psychosocial interventions to support the health of minority communities; and dissemination and implementation of strategies that hold promise for reducing health inequities. She utilizes community-engaged research methods, mixed-methods, and human-centered design approaches.

Please contact libadmin@uwm.edu for more information and accommodations.

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No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., August 27. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, August 27, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting.

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Part of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51���� campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages, mathematics, history, and great books offers a challenging, meaningful, and useful Liberal Arts education.

Special Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs, services, and policy of free, open, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry.

More information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage.

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No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., July 30. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, July 30, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting.

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Part of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51���� campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages, mathematics, history, and great books offers a challenging, meaningful, and useful Liberal Arts education.

Special Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs, services, and policy of free, open, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry.

More information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage.

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No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., June 25. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, June 25, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting.

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Part of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51���� campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages, mathematics, history, and great books offers a challenging, meaningful, and useful Liberal Arts education.

Special Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs, services, and policy of free, open, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry.

More information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage.

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No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., May 28. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, May 28, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting.

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Part of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51���� campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages, mathematics, history, and great books offers a challenging, meaningful, and useful Liberal Arts education.

Special Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs, services, and policy of free, open, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry.

More information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage.

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No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION

If you think you will be attending the session, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m., April 30. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion, April 30, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen, that is). When you join, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting.

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Part of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51���� campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages, mathematics, history, and great books offers a challenging, meaningful, and useful Liberal Arts education.

Special Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs, services, and policy of free, open, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry.

More information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage.

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