Samantha Dietel
Samantha covers education, healthcare and nonprofits for BizTimes. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a journalism degree. She wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and covered Congress as an intern at States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She loves exploring new cities, listening to music and watching Star Wars.
🔒 Marquette University’s Lemonis Center set to open
Students at Marquette University will soon have a new space to study and access academic resources.
Marquette University’s Lemonis Center for Student Success, located at...
🔒 Art Intersection MKE plans expansion on Vliet Street
Derrick Cainion, owner and founder of Art Intersection MKE, is planning to expand his operations, but he needs a zoning change to happen first.
Cainion...
Report: MPS enrollment down 32.8%, private choice school enrollment up 90%...
Since 2006 enrollment at Milwaukee Public Schools has declined significantly, while enrollment has increased at charter schools and private choice schools in the city,...
🔒 Wisconsin Technical College System names new president
The Wisconsin Technical College System has named Layla Merrifield as its next president, the system announced Thursday.
Merrifield currently serves as the executive director of...
Marquette University fundraising campaign raises more than $800 million
Marquette University's Time to Rise campaign has raised $801.7 million, the university announced Thursday.
The campaign, which spanned eight years as the largest comprehensive campaign...
🔒 Meta House acquires property, gets $15 million tax credit for...
Milwaukee nonprofit Meta House has purchased the site for its planned $30 million campus in the city's Piggsville neighborhood.
Meta House, currently based at 2625...
🔒 Bronzeville Center for the Arts selects architecture firm for art...
Architecture firm BrandNu Design Studio will lead the design work for the Bronzeville Center of the Arts, the African American art museum planned in Milwaukee’s...
Kohl’s commits more than $2.5 million in donations to Milwaukee nonprofits
Kohl’s has committed more than $2.5 million in donations to seven nonprofits in the Milwaukee area, the organization announced on Monday.
Acts Housing, Boys &...
Literacy Services of Wisconsin buys building for new headquarters
Adult education provider Literacy Services of Wisconsin will be relocating its headquarters next year amid a growing need for adult literacy services.
The organization, currently...
🔒 Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment grants $9.9 million to health...
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment has awarded $9.9 million in grants to 40 new projects aiming to improve health in Wisconsin, the Medical...
🔒 Milwaukee Public Museum announces outdoor sculpture for new museum
The Milwaukee Public Museum announced Wednesday that it has selected artist Mark Fischer to create a sculpture for its future museum.
Fischer, an indigenous artist of...
Ripon College to cut tuition costs for incoming Wisconsin students next...
Ripon College announced Wednesday that it will completely cover or substantially reduce tuition costs for incoming students from Wisconsin.
This new financial aid opportunity for...
