Kevin Conway

  • Marquette Poll Finds National Majorities Think Parents and Government Could Improve Schools

    Parents—that’s who the largest percent of Americans think can have an effect on improving the quality of schools. And whom do people look to the least to help with school improvement? The federal government. The Marquette Law School Poll asked a national sample of 1,005 adults in June 2024 whether they thought the federal government,…

  • Are There Any Solutions to the Problems?

    American education history is filled with demands from on high for better student success that have solved little. The current surge of reading reforms will test whether top-down policymaking works.

  • Marquette’s top 10 news media moments of 2023

    With 2023 coming to an end, the Office of University Relations shares Marquette’s top 10 news media moments of the year.

  • So Simple, So Complex, So Human

    The yellow sheet of paper offers an easy-to-understand gateway into a complicated world for the ordinary renter. “Your landlord has started a court case to evict you,” it begins. Three short sections on the one-page sheet are labeled: Act. Get Informed. Get Help. The fact that, since June 2023, the sheet is being offered to…

  • Chief Norman wants your trust

    Jeffrey Norman, a Milwaukee native and Marquette lawyer, emphasizes collaboration and community partnership.

  • University mourns the loss of Dr. Christopher Dix 

    Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Christopher Dix, clinical associate professor and group leader in the General Dental Sciences Department in the Marquette University School of Dentistry.

  • Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies’

    Co-Edited by Dr. Louise Cainkar, professor of social and cultural studies Both a summative assessment of the field and an exploration of new directions, this multidisciplinary reader addresses issues central to the fields of Arab American, U.S. Muslim, and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) American studies. Taking a broad conception of the Americas, this…

  • Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson offers letter of support for IWL Gala

    Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson offered a letter of support for the IWL Gala ahead of the Institute for Women’s Leadership’s second annual event tonight at 5 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms. Read the letter in its entirety: To the staff and attendees of the Institute for Women’s Leadership 2nd Annual Gala: On the eve…

  • Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Why Do You Trouble This Woman?: Women and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola’

    By Dr. Anne Arabome, SSS, associate director of the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality From Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of “The Jesuit Guide to(Almost) Everything:” “‘Women have played an integral and pivotal role in the life and spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola.’ With this simple but bold sentence, Sister Anne Arabome, a scholar…

  • Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Culturally Sustaining Literacy Pedagogies: Honoring Students’ Heritages, Literacies, and Languages’

    Co-edited by Dr. Doris Walker-Dalhouse, professor of literacy in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership “Culturally Sustaining Literacy Pedagogies: Honoring Students’ Heritages, Literacies, and Languages” will help literacy teachers operationalize research on culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) to reach all students. The authors guide pre- and in-service educators in creating classroom environments and learning experiences…