October 14, 2024
Teachers Ben Jaeger, Rachel Schramm, Michelle Blevins, and Dave Ropa are receiving Rockwell Awards, and Andreal Davis is being honored with the 2024 Lois Gadd Nemec Elementary Education Award.
Alumni News
Jewelry artist Tanya Crane featured in On Wisconsin
October 4, 2024
Jewelry artist and metalsmith Tanya Crane was featured in the Summer 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine.
New Faculty Profile: Looking at how exercise changes mood
September 18, 2024
New kinesiology faculty member Jacob Meyer is interested in developing and testing behavioral interventions to treat mental health conditions, particularly depression. In particular, he’s exploring ways to integrate movement into mental health treatment and determine how physical activity actually changes mood at the molecular and mechanistic levels.
Engeleiter honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
September 16, 2024
Susan Engeleiter, a UW–Madison School of Education alum and longtime supporter of the School, is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award, the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s highest honor and most high-profile and long-standing award.
Morgridges honored with Distinguished Service Award
September 13, 2024
John and Tashia Morgridge are being honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), recognizing their unparalleled impact on UW–Madison.
Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Deborah Dryden
September 6, 2024
Deborah Dryden is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Theatre and Drama. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Telling Stories Through Fabric and Clothing: Costume Design for the Theatre.”
Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Julie Causton
September 5, 2024
Julie Causton is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Seven Things the UW–Madison School of Education Taught Me About Life, Career, and Circles.”
Li Chiao-Ping Dance receives NEA award for ‘Dirty Laundry’ project
August 6, 2024
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. The grant will support Phase Two of the “Dirty Laundry” project, a multimedia dance theater work exploring the history of anti-Asian hate, discrimination, violence, and bias in the U.S.
UW–Madison alumna Kulkarni receives two major honors
July 24, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Saili Kulkarni, now an associate professor at San Jose State University, was recognized as the university's 2024 Outstanding Professor and also received funding for a new research project.
Four with School of Education ties named in Madison365’s list of influential Asian Americans
July 23, 2024
Nineteen UW–Madison community members were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders” for 2024, including four who are current and former UW–Madison School of Education students and employees.