Education & Workforce Development
Four area higher ed institutions commit to closing graduation equity gaps over next 10 years
Milwaukee Area Technical College, the University of WisconsinÂ-Milwaukee, Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside have joined a national initiative aimed at helping more underrepresented students of color and other historically underserved students graduate from college over the next decade.Â
UWM at Washington County and UWM at Waukesha support local businesses and leaders
Business and education is changing, but cutting-edge training offered through the Continuing Education division of the College of General...
Milwaukee staffing, training firm relocating to Park Place office building
Mindful Staffing Solutions LLC, a Milwaukee-based staffing and training firm led by entrepreneur Reginald Reed Jr., will soon move into its new digs in the Park Place office park on the city's far northwest side.
College Possible Milwaukee names new executive director
College Possible Milwaukee has named Kellie Sigh as its next executive director.
Sigh most recently was director of strategic partnerships...
Fiveable secures $2.3 million in funding from investors, including Chelsea Clinton
Milwaukee-based education technology startup Fiveable has secured $2.3 million in its latest funding round from multiple investors including Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former president Bill Clinton and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Lakeland University names next president
Lakeland University has named its executive vice president Beth Borgen as the university’s next president.
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City Year Milwaukee executive director moving to national role
Meralis Hood, executive director of City Year Milwaukee, is taking a new position with the education nonprofit's national parent organization.Â
Chris Abele increases investment in MATC’s free-tuition scholarship program
Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele recently made a $500,000 donation in support of free-tuition scholarship programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College, bringing his total investment in the MATC Promise programs to $1.25 million.
Northwestern Mutual commits $2.5 million to schools, education initiatives
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual announced it’s committing $2.5 million to schools and education initiatives in the city.
Growing Hmong American Peace Academy moving forward with new building
Construction is underway on a new 99,000-square-foot high school building on the Hmong American Peace Academy campus in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood.
