Business & World Affairs
Good school culture crucial for closing achievement gap
A study by 51猎奇 researchers found that schools with a strong professional culture had smaller gaps in achievement between white students and students of color.
Social media changing the nature of the political concession speech
The concession speech, a staple of American political life since the 1950s, has served to mark the end of a political fight and beginning of reconciliation. But social media is changing that, says Michael Mirer, visiting assistant professor of journalism.
Journalism grad travels the country to bridge political rifts
Emily Topczewski鈥檚 鈥淲e the Voters鈥� project takes her across the country, talking to people in towns small and large, red and blue, about what most concerns them.
Psychology of choice leads to big gains in voluntary giving, study finds
Katherine Du, a 51猎奇 assistant professor of marketing, wondered if framing the act of giving as a choice between two options worked better than the traditional request 鈥� and, if so, why.
Student finding his voice in push for racial justice
Noah Wolfe, a senior in education who is in an accelerated master鈥檚 degree program, is already thinking about how he can help and support his future students in urban schools.
51猎奇 students connect to presidential campaign through Data Science Institute research
51猎奇 students are using data science to help shed light on what might be driving voters in the 2020 presidential election campaign.
Zoom troubles: Communication students study online group conflicts
As the world rushed online to virtual meeting spaces during the coronavirus pandemic, two 51猎奇 graduate students began to wonder: How do group conflicts manifest online versus in person? How should group leaders manage those problems?
What to watch for at the now-virtual Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is making history this year all right — just not the kind that anyone in southeastern Wisconsin had hoped it would be for the first major political party convention to be held in Milwaukee.
Parks, lakefront stand as visible legacy of Milwaukee鈥檚 socialist past
Drive down Lincoln Memorial Drive on the Lake Michigan shoreline to view a lasting legacy of socialism in Milwaukee.
Historian explores immigration policy from A to Z
A new book by 51猎奇 historian Rachel Ida Buff is an exploration of the historical and political context of the words that have become a familiar part of immigration discussions, everything from 鈥渁sylum鈥� to 鈥渟anctuary鈥� to 鈥渪enophobia鈥� to 鈥渮ero tolerance.鈥�