The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has announced that former House Speaker Paul Ryan will be a featured speaker on campus Thursday.
Ryan is slated to deliver comments about “insights on leadership in Congress and the fiscal economic challenges facing the country.”
His comments come as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series, according to a recent news release.
The conversation, moderated by political columnist and commentator Charlie Sykes, will begin at 7 p.m. in the ballroom at the UWM Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee.
The event is free and open to the public, though a ticket is required. They can be obtained online through the UWM Ticket Office, the release stated.
A sign language interpreter will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership in partnership with UW-Milwaukee, UWM Student Involvement, the UWM Alumni Association and the university’s political science and economics departments.
About Ryan
According to the release, Ryan served as the 54th Speaker of the House from October 2015 to January 2019 and represented Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for two decades.
He ran for vice president in 2012.
Ryan serves as a professor of practice at the University of Notre Dame. He is a visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Ryan also serves on the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, and the board of directors for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
His most recent book is titled: “American Renewal: A Conservative Plan to Strengthen the Social Contract and Save the Country’s Finances.”
About UWM
According to the release, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a mission as both a top-tier research university and an access institution, striving to ensure that students have equitable opportunities to earn a college degree. UWM educates a diverse student body of more than 23,000 students from 88 countries. About 39% of its undergraduates are first-generation college students. Its unique and top-rated programs include Wisconsin’s only accredited schools of architecture and public health, the only North American school dedicated solely to freshwater sciences and a film program ranked among the top 50 in the world. It has the largest and top-rated online education program in Wisconsin. UW-Milwaukee partners with leading companies to conduct joint research, promote entrepreneurship, provide student internships and serve as an economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin. The Princeton Review named UW-Milwaukee a 2023 “Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews.
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