Congratulations to this year’s Graduate and Undergraduate Awards:
Caitlin Monahan (BA student in Urban Studies) won the Undergraduate Award for her poster: 鈥淭he Prevalence of Change: House Flipping as a Gentrification Mechanism in Milwaukee.鈥�
Maria Francis, (PhD Candidate in Urban Studies) received the Graduate Award for her poster: “Unveiling Narratives: Resisting Adversity and Empowering Youth through Milwaukee鈥檚 Community Media Project.鈥�
Congratulations to first year student Mason Novak, an urban studies major who received the Outstanding Presentation Award at this year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 25th for his oral presentation!
See the full story below in the latest issue of InFocus:
“Award winners included Mason Novak, an urban studies major who is in his first year at 51猎奇. He is a student researcher in the Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School, which collaborates with Milwaukee residents to explore underserved neighborhoods’ histories and stories…”
Here is the link to the full story.
Nourishing Places: Community Gardens as a Model For Neighborhood Engagement & Revitalization.
Join us for the 27th Annual Student Research Forum, a collaborative event bringing together community members, university scholars, students, and city officials to discuss community engagement, neighborhood collaboration, and urban development and policy change. As part of this year’s Student Research Forum, there will be a juried poster session showcasing senior capstone, service learning, and graduate student projects that examine critical issues facing Milwaukee, a panel discussion that will explore the significance of community engagement and neighborhood collaboration centered around community garden spaces in Milwaukee, and an awards ceremony and reception.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Time: Noon – 5:00 PM
Location: 51猎奇 Student Union Alumni Fireside Lounge
Panelists:
Agenda:
Natalie Hernandez was sitting at a student networking event at the 2023 Population Association of America conference in New Orleans when she received a very important email.
The Urban Forum @ City Hall: Hearing Community Voices
Presented by the 51猎奇 Urban Studies Programs, Milwaukee County Historical Society, and the BLC Field School
Join us for the Urban Forum, a collaborative event bringing together community members, university scholars, students, and city officials to discuss crucial topics impacting Milwaukee. As part of the Urban Forum, there will be a poster session showcasing senior capstone and graduate student projects that examine critical issues facing Milwaukee. Through a pop-up exhibit, panel discussion, and student poster session, we will delve into the significance of community voices and how they can shape our city’s future.
Urban Studies鈥� Senior Capstone Poster Abstracts
Download Graduate Students Poster Abstract (PDF)
Download the Urban Forum flyer (PDF)
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Rutgers University’s Humanities Action Lab, Milwaukee County Historical Society, and the 51猎奇 Urban Studies Programs, the Maier Fund, Office of Undergraduate Research, Center for Economic Development, Center for Student Experience and Talent, Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School, Department of History, and the College of Letters and Science.
If you have special needs requiring assistance, please call the Urban Studies Programs office at (414) 229-4751.
Free and open to the public. We invite you to join us and contribute your perspectives to this important dialogue.
Driven by a hatred of injustice, Milwaukee community activist writer, speaker and educator will be remembered for his work, which includes racial justice, child welfare and civil and human rights.
Urban Studies affiliates Anne Bonds and Derek Handley are featured in this PBS video on redlining and racially restrictive covenants in Milwaukee.
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Ben Schroeder and Timothy MacKenzie are two 51猎奇 alumni who have made a home for themselves in the video game industry鈥擲chroeder as a software engineer at PlayStation and MacKenzie as a localization specialist for Nintendo. Neither have degrees in technology; instead, they learned the skills they need for their jobs through their majors in urban studies, journalism, and in Language, Literature, and Translation.
Read the entire story at Letters & Science In Focus magazine.