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  • University celebrates rescission of recent ICE guidance for international students

    Dear Marquette community, Last week, we shared a message in support of our international students in light of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcing new polices, which limited our international students’ ability to study in the U.S. We were thrilled to hear the news earlier this week that, after pushback from many colleges and universities–including Harvard…

  • Dr. Jodi Melamed honored with Teaching Excellence Award

    Dr. Jodi Melamed is an associate professor of English and Africana studies in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. She is also the 2020 recipient of the Robert and Mary Gettel Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. Melamed is known for her genuine and unwavering care for her students, as well as advocating for racial…

  • July 14 COVID-19 Town Hall video now available; event focused on health protocols, academic planning and residence life

    On Tuesday afternoon, nearly 1,000 faculty, staff and students gathered virtually for another COVID-19 Town Hall, which focused on health protocols, academic planning and residence life. Dr. Xavier Cole, vice president for student affairs, moderated the event. Rev. Jim Voiss, S.J., vice president for mission and ministry, offered an invocation. President Michael R. Lovell shared…

  • Community/Corporate Engaged Research Partnership Development Grant recipients announced

    The Office of Economic Engagement (OEE) is proud to award Dr. Ed de St. Aubin, associate professor of psychology, and Sharon McMurray, executive director of Table of Saints, the OEE 2020 Community/Corporate Engaged Research Partnership Development Grant.   Table of Saints seeks to help those who were incarcerated make a positive transitions into community and family life. With a focus on…

  • COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall for parents is July 28

    A virtual COVID-19 Town Hall for parents and guardians of Marquette students will be held on Tuesday, July 28, from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (CST) via Microsoft Teams Live. Register via Eventbrite. A link to join will be sent to all registrants on Tuesday morning. Parents will have the opportunity to hear from university…

  • University enters Step 3 of Recovery Plan; limited number of employees on campus and more details on fall preparations

    Marquette is now in Step 3 of its five-step Recovery Plan. The Step 3 document is now available on the university’s COVID-19 website. Highlights from the 31-page document include: A new section on “Planning and Recovery Strategies” Health and safety changes related to: Updated expectations for purchasing PPE and supplies Restrictions around face shields Updated…

  • Remote Instruction Experience Survey results now available

    The Remote Instruction Experience Survey results and Faculty and Staff Kudos are now available.   Administered in April 2020, the spring 2020 Remote Instruction Experience Survey collected information from students and instructors to better understand their experiences with the transition to remote instruction in response to COVID-19. The survey asked about access to needed technology and resources, instructional tool usage…

  • Beyond MU webinar ‘A Pandemic of Inequity’ is July 21

    Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar titled “A Pandemic of Inequity: Addressing Educational Disparity in the COVID-19 Era” on Tuesday, July 21, from noon to 1 p.m. CT.   The webinar will focus on a variety of local outreach programs and organizations addressing the challenge of inequality throughout the pandemic. The webinar will also elaborate on how Marquette is collaborating with…

  • Dwyane Wade LIVE TO DREAM program virtually celebrates five years

    Even though the program was unable to run due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, its impact still holds strong

  • Biological sciences professor receives $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for tropical forest research

    Dr. Stefan Schnitzer, Mellon Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a grant of more than $900,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct a research project to explain how tropical forests maintain extraordinarily high levels of species diversity. The grant through the National Science Foundation’s…