Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Creating Connections: MATC’s New President Uses Coffee to Engage With Students, Faculty and Staff

Milwaukee Area Technical College President Dr. Anthony Cruz spent a big chunk of his first week on the job literally pouring hundreds of beverages...

Seeing The Future Today: Camp RISE Students Explore Artificial Intelligence

Nearly 300 Milwaukee Public School students explored and experienced the future this week at Artificial Intelligence workshops hosted in part by...

MATC Celebrates Pride Month and Juneteenth

On Tuesday, June 18, Milwaukee Area Technical College students, faculty, staff and administrators gathered at MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee...

Uplifting Message: MATC Raises Flags To Celebrate Pride Month

MATC students, staff and administrators gathered at the Oak Creek Campus to watch the Pride Flag raised in recognition of Pride Month. The flag...

Sizing It Up: Middle School Students Learn MATC Could Be Good Fit for Them

Nine middle school students visited MATC on Wednesday, June 12, to hear about the college’s accessibility, affordability, variety of academic...

M³ College Connections Graduates Getting Fast Start to Success

On Wednesday, June 5, at MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus, Milwaukee Public School students were recognized for completing the M³...

Practical Nursing Graduate Proudly Displays Her Passion for Profession

If anyone questions the commitment, dedication and passion Daniellis Jimenez has for nursing, she simply slides up her right shirt sleeve. Jimenez,...

HSED Graduate Never Gave Up on Her Big Dreams

More than 20 years after dropping out of high school, Milwaukee Area Technical College is helping Maria Elena Rubio realize all her delayed dreams....

Worth the Wait: MATC GED/HSED Graduates Overcome Obstacles To Earn Their Diplomas

On Monday, May 20, 281 MATC students earned their GED certificates and HSED diplomas at a boisterous, ebullient graduation ceremony at MATC’s...

Integrated Education and Training Students Take First Steps on Path to Success

On Thursday, May 16, 11 students completed programs in Healthcare Customer Service, Office Technology Assistant and Bilingual Office Assistant...

MATC to Graduate More Than 1,500 Students At 2024 Spring Commencement

At noon on Sunday, May 19, Milwaukee Area Technical College will host its 2024 Spring Commencement at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. More than 1,500...

For MATC President’s Award Winner, Going Away Means Helping at Home

MATC graduate Soumaila Sawadogo, a native of the west African nation of Burkina Faso, received the President’s Award, a collegewide...

Smart Money: Outstanding Diploma Graduate Plans To Share Business Acumen

To honor her aspirations to help her hometown, her achievements in the classroom, and her dedication to serving the community, Gabrielle...

In Their Own Words: MATC ESL Students Share Personal Stories in Book

More than 200 MATC ESL students contributed their personal experiences for a book entitled "Sharing Our World: A Collection of Writing from...

Making Milwaukee Beautiful: MATC Students, Faculty and Staff Pitch In on Earth Day

On Monday, April 22 — the 54th annual Earth Day — hundreds of Milwaukee Area Technical College students, staff and faculty did their...

Signing on the Dotted Line: High School Seniors Celebrate Commiting to MATC

Nearly 200 high school seniors who committed to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College at the college’s second Senior Signing Day on...

MPS Seniors Encouraged to Make Smart Move Before Starting College

More than 150 MPS graduating high school seniors visited MATC on March 21, toured the Downtown Milwaukee Campus, completed paperwork, talked to...

MATC Primed to See 6th Street Transformed

Sixth Street — one of the main thoroughfares bordering Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus — will become...

MATC’s Innovative CNC Training Program Gets National Attention

Representatives of the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative visited MATC on Tuesday, March 12, and saw first hand how the college is...

New WTCS State Ambassador Brings World of Experience to the Job

In February, Alhum Alipuly, an MATC Food Science Technology student from Kazakhstan, was chosen to represent MATC as a state ambassador to the...

Froedtert Scholarship Gives Dental Hygiene Graduate Plenty of Reasons to Smile

Ana Paulina Cardenas, who came to the United States from Mexico as a child, earned an associate degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College in...

Straight Talk: MATC Alumna Uses Her Experience and Education To Find the Next Generation of Nurses

Brigette Bendzka, a Milwaukee native and 1999 MATC Practical Nursing graduate, become one of first patient care service nurse recruiters in...

M-Cubed Announces Milwaukee Direct Admit Program To Increase College Access

 The M-Cubed collaboration between MATC, Milwaukee Public Schools and UWM on January 25 announced Milwaukee Direct Admit, in which high...

MATC Reports Progress in Graduation, Retention Rates

After three years of work with EAB - the premier provider of higher education research, technology, and enrollment solutions - Milwaukee Area...

MATC Honors Life and Achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MATC's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, along with its council, celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.