Save the date for our Spring Open House! Join C21 as we say farewell to our current fellows and welcome the next cohort of C21 fellows. Curtin Hall (9th floor) | Thursday, May 16 | 4:30 - 6:30pm (CST). At 5pm we will unveil our new library mural! Refreshments will be provided.

C21's 2025-26 Research Fellowship applications are open now thru Dec. 6! See full details at

We are so excited about the progress so far in our summer Story Cart campaign, "Teach a Kid to Vote." 🎉🎉🎉 At the Wisconsin Voting Summit, C21 Director, Anne Basting, shared the vision of this campaign and we are glad to see it finally pan out just like she said!

Come mingle with the storytellers and meet the authors. It's a great opportunity to celebrate the first book produced by the Story Experience Program, a collaboration between UWM, Marquette, and a dozen community organizations. Register here

The Story Experience team invites you for a preview of its upcoming book, Milwaukee Stories! 🥳 Between 10 and 11am on May 3rd, the book preview celebration will take place at Chai Point Senior Living, where guests will enjoy sneak peeks of the book. Admission is FREE

As the week winds down, we recommend two of the latest articles published on our blog, Thinking C21. The authors explore democracy at the institutional and national level. Read here: https://t.co/C4QfyobH5C #ThinkingC21 #Centerfor21stCenturyStudies #C21StoryCart

Final call for applications! The C21 Graduate Fellowship application for the 2024/2015 cohort closes by 11:59pm today. Don't miss out on this opportunity to create transformational impact by working alongside experts within the humanities. Apply here https://t.co/WOTPnaQ2gO

UWM graduate students, we have good news for you! We have extended the deadline for the C21 Graduate Fellowship application by one week! You now have more time to submit your application (by April 22) to be a C21 graduate fellow. Apply here! https://t.co/WOTPnaQ2gO

where we'll hear from you about your trust (or distrust) in democratic processes. Stay tuned for updates on the Story Cart's upcoming stops - you won't want to miss it!

#FlashbackFriday During her warm welcome, C21 Director, Anne Basting, highlighted our center's vibrant partnerships with scholars and the Milwaukee community. This summer, get ready for the final phase of the Trust & the Vote campaign,

and Whitney Bingham of the WeRISE Doula Program. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about their efforts to improve maternal infant health equity in Milwaukee. Save the date: April 18th, 11:45am-1pm (CT)! Register now to secure your spot here

Join us for an insightful deep dive into the incredible work of local reproductive justice organizations! The C21 Reproductive Justice Collaboratory, UW-Milwaukee is hosting a virtual event featuring Dalvery Blackwell of the African American Breastfeeding Network 1/2

Rest assured, the center is actively working to finalize a new date for the event and would share once it is confirmed. Please stay tuned for further updates! #C21UWM #Centerfor21stCenturyStudies

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Center for Jewish Studies has postponed Professor James Loeffler's lecture on "Historicizing Universalism: Reflections on Studying Law and Culture", originally scheduled for 3PM - 4PM on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Respondents will scale their trust on the Story Cart, and share insights into how they arrived at that conclusion. Look out for the Cart in your neighborhood! But first watch this interview session conducted after the Trust and the Vote Roundtable discussion.

On Thursday, we premiered the Trust & the Vote Story Cart, beautifully designed by Glenn Williams (with support from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation). This summer, our fellows will ask Milwaukee residents this practical question, "Can Trust be Scaled?"

We had a quick chat with Professor Kenan Ferguson ahead of the roundtable discussion. Here's what he has to say about his expectation of the event. Today's conversation will inspire you to think critically about active participation in the election processes.

We look forward to a productive discussion facilitated by Kennan Ferguson, and our panelists - Melody McCurtis, Loka Ashwood and Shana Gadarian. Thanks to our partner, Milwaukee Turners, we will also stream the session LIVE if you're unable to join in-person.

We are set! Are you? Between 1:30pm and 3pm tomorrow, we will be at Curtin 175 tugging out the question: Can Trust Be Scaled? and how are emotions being triggered, used, and experienced to inspire civic participation? #TrustandTheVote #Centerfor21stCenturyStudies

This article written by Olga Koulisis recenters the university's need to model healthy human interactions and create spaces that promote democracy. Read the full article here: