Faculty & Staff

Marquette University Law School invites you to the Alumni National Awards Reception and Conferral Thursday, April 26, 2018 5 p.m., reception 6 p.m., conferral Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall, Zilber Forum Complimentary Limited complimentary parking provided on both levels (11th Street and Clybourn). Celebrate Marquette’s extraordinary alumni

Edward Flynn, Milwaukee Police Chief After 10 years on the job, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn is retiring. Flynn announced his decision in early January, with his retirement effective February 16. Flynn’s tenure was turbulent at times. His new policing strategies initially drove down crime in the city significantly. Homicides fell to levels not

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Marquette University Law School, Eckstein Hall, Lubar Center Complimentary event; however, registration is required. Marquette Law School and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have previously explored together the “Chicago Megacity”—the region stretching from the Milwaukee area, across metropolitan

Dael Orlandersmith—Poet, Playwright, Performer Dael Orlandersmith is a world-renowned playwright and 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is a native New Yorker, but is in Milwaukee for a Milwaukee Repertory Theater production of her play, Until the Flood. Until the Flood explores the reactions of the St. Louis region to the fatal police shooting of

Professor Fumiaki Kubo, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of American Government and History, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo Prof. Fumiaki Kubo is one of Japan’s leading experts on the United States. During his visit to the Law School, Kubo will discuss the current relationship between the U.S. and Japan, from a political

Lilith Fowler, Executive Director of Harbor District, Inc. Lilith Fowler knows about redevelopment and revitalization. She served as the first executive director of the Menomonee Valley Partners, where she helped launch an award-winning redevelopment effort. Now, she’s leading the Harbor District, a nonprofit organization created to revitalize

Steven Olikara, Founder and President, Millennial Action Project Steven Olikara wants to change American politics as we know it. A self-described political entrepreneur, Olikara leads the Millennial Action Project, a national, nonpartisan organization that’s working with millennial policymakers to overcome partisan gridlock. The Millennial Action

Mark Hogan, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO It’s being billed as the largest economic development project in state history. So how did Wisconsin land Foxconn? What will it mean for the region and the state? And what are the risks and rewards of the deal? In this visit to the Lubar Center, WEDC Secretary Mark Hogan will

Joseph Ranney, author of Wisconsin and the Shaping of American Law “State legal systems are at the core of American life,” writes Joseph “Jay” Ranney. “Most aspects of our daily lives—family relationships, business dealings, social interactions—are governed by state laws, yet scholars and the news media devote most of their attention to federal