Since he was a law student himself, Marquette Law School professor Michael O’Hear has been interested in the issues of sentencing and mass incarceration. He has written two books about the subject and is working on a third. Marquette Today sat down with O’Hear to discuss his research and a new grant that will support […]
University mourns the death of student Chenxu Ma
Tobacco free campus officially begins Aug. 1
On Thursday, Feb. 23, it was announced that Marquette University will become a tobacco free campus. After five years of work led by students across campus, university approval for the tobacco free campus is complete. The tobacco free campus will take effect Tuesday, Aug. 1. Why do we have this policy? Marquette University is committed […]
Marquette University mourns the loss of alumna, friend and major benefactor, Kay Eckstein
The Marquette University community mourns the loss of one of its closest friends and most significant benefactors, Kathryn “Kay” Eckstein. Kay received her bachelor’s degree from Marquette in speech in 1949. The Marquette University Law School facility is named in the honor of her and her husband, Ray, Law ’49. “Kay Eckstein lived a life filled […]
University mourns the death of student Kevin Berg
Dear Marquette community, I write to you with deep sadness today to share that one of our students, Kevin Berg, died unexpectedly last week. Kevin was majoring in psychology and minoring in innovation and entrepreneurship as well as criminology law studies. This fall, he would have completed his senior year in the Helen Way Klingler […]
Marquette University partners with Milwaukee Area Technical College
Marquette University and Milwaukee Area Technical College have established a formal partnership to better serve transfer students and facilitate the transfer process. This guaranteed admission agreement allows qualifying students to plan their transfer in advance by drawing on Marquette advising resources to ensure a smooth transition and be guaranteed admission to nearly any Marquette undergraduate […]
2017 Strategic Innovation Fund Awardees announced
The Office of Research and Innovation announced the 2017 strategic innovation fund recipients. There were eight projects selected this year in the areas of water/environmental, community impact and interdisciplinary research infrastructure. Water/Environmental Science, Policy and Innovation for Clean Water Protection in the Dairy State — Dr. Krassimira Hristova, associate professor of biological sciences Environmental Sustainability: Increasing Underrepresented […]
Colleges of Education & Engineering receive $1.2 million NSF grant to attract and retain secondary STEM teachers
Marquette’s College of Education and Opus College of Engineering faculty have received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a 14-month master’s program that will attract and retain new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The accelerated program, which will start in summer 2018 and is already accepting applications, targets people with […]
Marquette elects Owen Sullivan chair of Board of Trustees
New trustee elected; four named trustees emeriti Owen J. Sullivan, a 1979 graduate of Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected chair of the Marquette University Board of Trustees, the university announced today. Sullivan, the retired president of Specialty Brands for ManpowerGroup, succeeds John Ferraro who has been in the position […]
Judge rules in favor of Marquette in court case filed by Associate Professor John McAdams
On Thursday, May 4, a Milwaukee County judge issued a 33-page decision dismissing all claims against Marquette University. In May 2016, the associate professor filed a lawsuit challenging the decisions of Marquette’s Faculty Hearing Committee and President Michael R. Lovell that Dr. McAdams deserved discipline for his conduct. President Lovell responded to the ruling in […]