On the UW campus, the lunch hour tends to be a sacred refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It’s […]
This week Wisconsin School of Business students and the Go Big Read program partnered to harness art as a means to further […]
Whew, it’s been a busy semester. Over ten thousand students and faculty on campus have read and discussed “Evicted” in their classes […]
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, visited this past Tuesday, November 1st, giving eager students, faculty, and […]
Earlier this month, an unlikely pair, President Barack Obama and rapper Macklemore, teamed up to address an increasingly dire issue in America: opioid […]
The Author Event for Go Big Read is fast approaching. In just over a week, Matthew Desmond himself will be on campus […]
The subtitle of Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted,” is “Poverty and profit in the American city.” This serves as a reminder that although […]
As Matthew Desmond, author of this year’s Go Big Read book Evicted, began his research on eviction in the city of Milwaukee […]
It’s hard to believe that the Go Big Read program is in its eighth year. We were honored to pay a visit […]
In this blog post, there is a 2-question quiz (with answers) to highlight two of the most important features of housing policy discussed in “Evicted”