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Andy Geiger

Andy Geiger named UWM athletic director

Andy Geiger, former athletic director for five NCAA Division I programs including Ohio State and Stanford University, has been named athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He begins immediately.

UW-Milwaukee Spring Commencement 2012

Due to the number of graduates, there are two commencement ceremonies, with graduate participation determined by the school or college attended.

Information privacy event at UWM May 8

UWM’s Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) will show a documentary and hold a panel discussion on information privacy Tuesday.

The “Three Sisters” (from left), Masha (Megan Stapleton), Olga (Caitlin Wolf, standing) and Irina (Sola Thompson), rehearse as Fly Steffens makes notations to the script of the adaptation she wrote. (Photo by Troye Fox)

Mainstage Theatre takes a new look at a classic

“Three Sisters,” being presented by UWM’s Peck School of the Arts Theatre Department May 2-6 is a “to-the-point, blunt take on what’s happening in this play.”

UWM’s Lubar School ranked among top 100

UWM’s Lubar School ranked among top 100

UWM’s Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business is ranked 97th in the nation and 70th among U.S. public universities by U.S. News & World Report for its undergraduate business program.

UWM hosts international conference on world cinemas

UWM hosts international conference on world cinemas

The “World Cinemas, Global Networks” conference will explore filmmaking across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

‘Art in Space’ April 28 benefits UWM Planetarium

‘Art in Space’ April 28 benefits UWM Planetarium

This is the second year the planetarium is partnering with the Peck School of the Arts to create a unique event that fuses art and space.

Uk Heo

North Korea after Kim Jong-il, April 19

Hear UWM Political Science Professor and South Korean native, Uk Heo, answer questions and more during the free discussion, “North Korea after Kim Jong-il,”

Talk looks at ACORN’s successes – and mistakes

Talk looks at ACORN’s successes – and mistakes

John Atlas will discuss his book, “Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America’s Most Controversial Anti-Poverty Organizing Group.”

New public health Ph.D. program approved for UWM

The program features a concentration in community and behavioral health,