{"id":7459,"date":"2023-08-01T16:54:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7459"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:14:28","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/28th-annual-student-research-forum-spring-2026\/\">28th\u00a0Annual Student Research Forum, Spring 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:08:08-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 23, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Racial Capitalism and the Remaking of the American City<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/focus-on-jordan-villegas-and-his-work\/\">Focus on Jordan Villegas and His Work<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-14T11:11:17-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 14, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Read the story on urban studies major BA alum Jordan Villegas and his work at Acts Housing in this month\u2019s In Focus magazine. https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/what-can-you-do-with-an-urban-studies-major\/ Post navigation<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/new-e-polis-issue-out-resistance-justice-and-belonging-in-the-city-fall-2025\/\">New e.polis Issue Out: \u201cResistance, Justice, and Belonging in the City\u201d (Fall 2025)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-05T08:46:55-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 5, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The 2025 fall issue of&nbsp;e.polis,&nbsp;Resistance, Justice, and Belonging in the City, is out. This issue brings together writing on how people contest power and inequality in urban life \u2013 and how resistance, collective action, and everyday practices shape justice and belonging in the city. Read the issue here:&nbsp;https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/epolis\/current-issue\/ Kudos to all the contributors and the&nbsp;e.polis&nbsp;editorial &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/congratulations-prof-amanda-seligman\/\">Congratulations, Prof. Amanda Seligman<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T14:58:21-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to USP faculty affiliate Prof.\u00a0Amanda\u00a0Seligman\u00a0(History and Urban Studies) and Jaclyn Kelly (51ÁÔÆæ History Department alum and Executive Director of the\u00a0Wisconsin Labor History Society) who have won the American Historical Association&#039;s William and Edwyna Gilbert award for articles on teaching. The article receiving recognition is\u00a0Amanda\u00a0I.\u00a0Seligman\u00a0and Jaclyn J. Kelly, \u201cStaging Historical Reenactments on Twitter: History, Methods, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/congratulations-assoc-prof-derek-handley\/\">Congratulations, Assoc. Prof. Derek Handley<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T14:57:45-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to USP faculty affiliate\u00a0Assoc. Prof.\u00a0Derek\u00a0Handley\u00a0(English and Urban Studies) who has won the 2025 Outstanding Book Award from the Coalition for Community Writing for Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement (Penn State University Press, 2024).<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/congratulations-kat-kocisky-and-prof-ryan-holifield\/\">Congratulations, Kat Kocisky and Prof. Ryan Holifield<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T14:56:58-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to USP alumna, Kat Kocisky\u00a0(PhD &#039; 24) and USP faculty affiliate\u00a0Professor\u00a0Ryan Holifield\u00a0(Geography and Urban Studies), for their recently\u00a0published article,\u00a0How Equitable are Urban Rail-Trails: A Review of 11 Development Plans that appears in the journal, Local Environment. You can access the abstract here.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/fall-2025-issue-e-polis\/\">Fall 2025 Issue: e.polis<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T14:55:36-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The 2025 fall issue of e.polis, Resistance, Justice, and Belonging in the City is out now. View the latest issue here: https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/epolis\/current-issue\/<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/amanda-seligman-history-and-urban-studies-presented-research-from-her-recent-project-examining-the-history-of-north-shore-governance-in-milwaukee-county\/\">Amanda Seligman (History and Urban Studies), presented research from her recent project examining the history of North Shore governance in Milwaukee County<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-24T09:28:26-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">USP Affiliate, Amanda Seligman (History and Urban Studies), presented research from her recent project examining the history of North Shore governance in Milwaukee County, The Town of Milwaukee, Glendale, and the North Shore: Exploring the History of Suburban Governance in Wisconsin.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/jamie-harris-was-awarded-the-2025-outstanding-teaching-award-for-academic-staff-at-the-uwm-employee-excellence-awards-ceremony\/\">Jamie Harris, was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award for academic staff at the 51ÁÔÆæ Employee Excellence awards ceremony<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-24T09:26:01-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Urban Studies Teaching Associate Professor and Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Director, Jamie Harris, was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award for academic staff at the 51ÁÔÆæ Employee Excellence awards ceremony.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/congratulations-to-jayne-kilander-urban-studies-ms-mlis-student\/\">Congratulations to Jayne Kilander (Urban Studies MS &#8211; MLIS student)<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-24T09:24:49-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to Jayne Kilander (Urban Studies MS &#8211; MLIS student) as this year&#039;s California Map Society &amp; David Rumsey Map Center Student Exhibition Competition winner at Stanford University!<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/graduate-and-undergraduate-awards\/\">Graduate and Undergraduate Awards<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-30T10:23:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to this year&#039;s Graduate and Undergraduate Awards: Caitlin Monahan (BA student in Urban Studies) won the Undergraduate Award for her poster: \u201cThe Prevalence of Change: House Flipping as a Gentrification Mechanism in Milwaukee.\u201d Maria Francis, (PhD Candidate in Urban Studies) received the Graduate Award for her poster: &quot;Unveiling Narratives: Resisting Adversity and Empowering Youth &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/mason-novak-an-urban-studies-major-who-received-the-outstanding-presentation-award\/\">Mason Novak, an urban studies major who received the Outstanding Presentation Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-30T10:22:10-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to first year student Mason Novak, an urban studies major who received the Outstanding Presentation Award at this year&#039;s Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 25th for his oral presentation!See the full story below in the latest issue of InFocus:&quot;Award winners included Mason Novak, an urban studies major who is in his first year &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow size-p-md\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/category\/news\/\">Read all Urban Studies News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read all Urban Studies News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":0,"parent":7456,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-7459","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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