Arts & Humanities
51猎奇 at Waukesha celebrates literacy and the arts at Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books
How stories about gun violence affect daily life and an examination of Native American experiences through poetry are among the featured discussion topics at the 13th annual Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books.
51猎奇 alum wins MacArthur Foundation 鈥榞enius鈥� award
Sky Hopinka, a filmmaker, video artist, and photographer, received a Master of Fine Arts from 51猎奇 in 2016.
Home Movie Day at 51猎奇 hopes to reel in nostalgia, promote preservation
Members of the public are invited to dust off those old film reels or VHS tapes and bring them to campus Oct. 15 to watch in a theater. 51猎奇 volunteers will be on hand to show how to make basic repairs too.
New program aims to inspire MPS students in STEM fields and help community
A community garden in Milwaukee boasts two new wood structures, courtesy of the NAF Future Ready Scholars program, led by 51猎奇 faculty members and staff.
Students to share their art at Morning Glory Fair Aug. 13 and 14
Five 51猎奇 students are set to show their artworks in the Emerging Artists section of the Morning Glory Art Fair Aug. 13 and 14.
Clayborn Benson: An alum, and student again, who is immersed in learning history
You can never learn enough about what history has to teach you. That鈥檚 why 73-year-old history graduate student Clayborn Benson, who leads the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum, is still educating himself and others.
An actor鈥檚 homecoming: Willem Dafoe returns to where it all started
As a small-town kid studying at 51猎奇 in the 1970s, Willem Dafoe never dreamed of becoming a star. But he鈥檚 gone on to become one of the most acclaimed and in-demand actors in the business.
鈥楧own-to-earth鈥� and 鈥榯imeless,鈥� actor and alum Willem Dafoe charms students
Dafoe spoke to more than 600 students at an event modeled on the talk show 鈥淚nside the Actors Studio.鈥� He was in town to speak at commencement and to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.
Walkway installation spotlights the problem of electronic and construction waste
Unusual walkway tiles created at 51猎奇 using 95% recycled materials now form an inspiring path in front of the engineering building at a New York university.
Philosopher鈥檚 work helps detangle the nature of honesty
Peter van Elswyk, associate professor of philosophy at 51猎奇, recently received a grant from the Honesty Project to define what honesty is in the context of conversation.