Education & Workforce Development

Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at 7 percent, and the national unemployment rate is at 8.3 percent, but the unemployment numbers are even higher for people in some segments of the population, including young adults, veterans and minorities.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. has been named vice president for athletics and wellness at Lakeland College in Sheboygan.

Marquette University awarded Dr. Richard Friman, Eliot Fitch Chair for International Studies and professor of political science, the 2012 Way Klingler Fellowship. With the fellowship, Friman will research anti-smuggling policies in advanced industrial nations – both inbound and outbound smuggling.

Marquette University announced a $1 million donation from Marquette School of Dentistry alumnus Dr. Jeff Moos and his wife, Beth, to go toward the Building for the Future campaign and help fund the school's 40,000-square-foot expansion.

Cardinal Stritch University has appointed Thomas Myers as chairman of the university’s board of trustees, according to a recent statement from the university. Myers was vice chairman of the board for a year and has served as member of the board since 2005. He will take over for chairman David Hawke, who has been on the board since 2001.

The Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy has awarded $250,000 in financial literacy grants to 24 school districts around the state, including three in the Milwaukee area.

Brookfield-based Pinstripe Inc., a recruitment process outsourcing provider, announced it has been acquired by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Accel-KKR.

The University of Wisconsin System was a bit late to the digital education party, but at least it's not a no-show.

Several Waukesha County business leaders have been appointed to the special committee on improving educational opportunities in high school.