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  • A message from incoming provost Dr. Debbie Tahmassebi

    Dr. Debbie Tahmassebi introduces herself to the campus community.

  • Updated Marquette Fast Facts document now available 

    The latest version of the Marquette University Fast Facts is now published and available online. This two-page PDF offers a concise overview of important information about Marquette, from enrollment figures and faculty numbers to rankings, research data and campus life highlights.  What’s included in Fast Facts 

  • Board of Trustees, University Academic Senate approve closure of College of Education  

    Proposals to close the College of Education and to create a new School of Education have been approved.

  • New report finds Marquette graduates more likely to feel strong sense of belonging, better mental health

    Graduates of Catholic universities like Marquette are more likely to feel a strong sense of belonging, feel more satisfied with their mental health and have higher rates of income and homeownership, a recent study found.  The second Higher Education Holistic Impact Report (HIR), commissioned by St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and conducted by research company YouGov, examined how Catholic institutions of higher education shape…

  • Explorer Challenge accepting idea submissions until Jan. 30 

    The Office of Research and Innovation is now accepting preliminary idea submissions for the Explorer Challenge between now and Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. 

  • 16th Street viaduct closed to traffic for repairs 

    The 16th Street viaduct is now fully closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from Clybourn Street to Pierce Street after an inspection determined the bridge requires repairs. 

  • Poll Results Illuminate American Civic Life

    This article is a complementary piece to “Courts or Community Conversations?“ Let us begin by recalling a famous dictum from 1840: “The political associations which exist in the United States are only a single feature in the midst of the immense assemblage of associations in that country. Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all…

  • Courts or Community Conversations?

    Hon. Michael Y. Scudder is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This is a lightly edited version of the E. Harold Hallows Lecture, delivered at Marquette University Law School on March 3, 2025, and titled “Article III Standing as the Guardian of Free Speech and Democratic Self-Governance.” The lecture…

  • Connectivity (We Don’t Mean Wi-Fi)

    This article is a complementary piece to “Courts or Community Conversations?“ Judge Michael Scudder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Professor Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, are both observers of the dynamics of American civic life. Put them together for a dialogue conducted both in person…

  • Church of the Gesu upper church reopens; Mass times, daytime access 

    The upper church of the Church of the Gesu has reopened following renovation and restoration work.