Education & Workforce Development

Former Harley-Davidson chief executive officer and president James Ziemer and his wife, Yvonne, have donated $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. Intended to strengthen UWM's ability to fill a growing nursing shortage in Wisconsin, the gift will fund a clinical simulation center on the university's Kenwood Campus, which is home to Wisconsin's largest nursing program.

The Wisconsin unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent in March, down from 4.8 percent in February, according to preliminary estimates released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering a voluntary separation incentive to some employees to help save money in anticipation of cuts in state funding.

Lori Bergen, Ph.D., dean of Marquette University’s J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, plans to part ways with the school to pursue a similar leadership position at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

As approximately 9,000 people between age 21 and 40 leave Wisconsin each year, according to figures from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Newaukee is banding together with other young professional groups in the state to begin reversing that brain drain.

David Dies fears that if Gov. Scott Walker succeeds in eliminating the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board, the for-profit schools it oversees will ramp up practices that could harm students.

Plexus Corp. has significantly invested in training programs for its employees – and in youth-based STEM programming – with the hope of closing the skills gap.

Patricia Stuhr, the dean and campus executive officer of the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County, announced her retirement on Friday.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced on Thursday its intent to award 45 grants totaling $2.5 million to develop or expand employer-driven training programs that prepare high school pupils for workforce or post-secondary education success in high-demand fields. The grant funding will train up to 1,102 high school students and could involve employment at up to 250 employers.

Adams-Friendship Area School District leaders hope the second time will be a charm for a referendum question authorizing the borrowing of money for a Fine Arts Center.