Mark A. Mone
Alyssa Huglen’s May 17 story in the Journal Sentinel highlights a problem that has long concerned us at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Students with limited financial resources take longer to graduate and are less likely to graduate than their peers, and many struggle with debt from college loans. But what the story did not address are the extensive efforts UWM is making to help students from low-income families.
In the past decade, we’ve worked hard with our community partners on this issue. One significant difference-maker has been our M3 partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College, which was honored during the Milwaukee Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon in 2019 for educational leadership. The M3 Parent Institute has helped hundreds of parents better support their children’s preparation for college financially and academically, including understanding the financial aid process. And MPS, MATC and UWM instructo
Opinion: Paying for college is difficult, but UWM is trying to do something about it Mark A. Mone
Alyssa Huglen’s May 17 story in the Journal Sentinel highlights a problem that has long concerned us at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Students with limited financial resources take longer to graduate and are less likely to graduate than their peers, and many struggle with debt from college loans. But what the story did not address are the extensive efforts UWM is making to help students from low-income families.
In the past decade, we’ve worked hard with our community partners on this issue. One significant difference-maker has been our M3 partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College, which was honored during the Milwaukee Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon in 2019 for educational leadership. The M3 Parent Institute has helped hundreds of parents better support their children’s preparation for college financial