Education & Workforce Development

When the Cold War ended in the early 90s, and “emerging markets” like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) began to devise and implement free market reforms, some American theorists and businesspeople expected the world to become increasingly integrated, like a big global village.

The National Centers for Learning Excellence Inc. has announced it may close its Waukesha, Oconomowoc and West Bend facilities because of a potential end to federal funding it relies on.

Marquette University’s board of trustees has elected John Ferraro chair for a two-year term, according to an announcement the university released on Monday.

The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has awarded a $1.6 million grant to The Medical College of Wisconsin to help develop immune cell-based cancer therapies.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has awarded a total of $2.1 million to 30 school-to-work programs across the state.

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross appointed a 27-member search and screen committee to help identify a successor to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell, who announced on March 26 that he had will become president of Marquette University in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Departments of Veterans Affairs, Military Affairs and Workforce Development, along with Hiring our Heroes, will host VetCon: A Veteran Employment and Services Conference on Saturday, May 10, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

The U.S. added 288,000 nonfarm jobs in April, up from 203,000 jobs in March and its fastest pace of job growth since January 2012.

Infosys notified state officials Tuesday that it plans to “reduce our operations” at the Schlitz Park complex at 1515 N. River Center Dr. in downtown Milwaukee and will eliminate 31 employees there.

While Mark Mone won’t fill the role of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s interim chancellor for much more than half a year, he is poised to build on the legacy of his predecessors with a vision and platform for the university’s time of transition.