Education & Workforce Development

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.

Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon recently named Sarah Holtan its new dean of students.

Dan Clancy has announced he will retire as president of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).

Jenny Kehl has been named the Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy and the director of the Center for Water Policy in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside today announced the appoint of four key executives to its leadership.