by Elizabeth Wyckoff, Kimberly M. Blaeser | Mar 18, 2015 | Magazine Article
The news that Kimberly Blaeser would be Wisconsin’s new Poet Laureate could not have arrived at a more fitting occasion. On a cold November evening at Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, Blaeser had just finished reading aloud to a crowded (and very warm) room...
by Elizabeth Wyckoff | Mar 16, 2015 | Magazine Article
How do we define the Midwest? Do we identify the region by lines on a map, environmental features, or the shared values of residents? John Hildebrand believes the heart of the Midwest can be found in even smaller details. “Time and place might be the coordinates, the...
by Mrill Ingram, Chris Kucharik, Stephen Carpenter | Feb 3, 2015 | Videos
In this Wisconsin Academy Talk we explore how tools like scenario-building, storytelling, and the arts can help us better envision our role in prospective responses to climate change. Panelists include: Mrill Ingram, a Visiting Scholar with at the University of...
by Jane Elder | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
At the beginning of a recent retreat for our staff and board of directors, I asked everyone to describe their favorite place in Wisconsin. Responses were largely what you would expect: a beloved family farm that went back for generations, a treasured backyard garden,...
