From May 16-31, 2008 CC Director Greg Jay spoke at numerous universities in Indonesia as part of the Specialist Speakers program of the U.S. State Department. His topic was "Multiculturalism in a Democratic Society." For more on the visit, follow this link.

Cultures and Communiteis Program Mission Statement

The Cultures and Communities (CC) Program promotes diversity and civic engagement by sponsoring

• undergraduate courses focused on multiculturalism and community engagement, leading to a Certificate that also helps meet General Education Requirements

• community partnership grants linking students and faculty to metropolitan Milwaukee

• faculty research in such areas as race, ethnicity, cultural identity, sex and gender, urban education, and innovative pedagogy

• conferences, artistic works, and special events that promote intercultural dialogue and campus-community collaborations