December 21, 2020
What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas.
November 19, 2020
The School of Education's Dance Department will present the annual Kloepper Concert Nov. 21-22, a livestream event of new student work from 11 student choreographers.
November 12, 2020
The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company will perform a work choreographed by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping for the fifth annual SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival presented by White Wave Dance, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. (Central time). The work will be part of the first of three festival programs that will take place between Nov. 13 and 15.
November 6, 2020
The “Badger Talks Live” program will be taking a look at the UW Arts Collaboratory in its next Facebook Live series at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
October 16, 2020
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts welcomes Michele Byrd-McPhee as the fall 2020 interdisciplinary artist. Michele Byrd-McPhee is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer, curator, and director of Ladies of Hip-Hop. The Fall 2020 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program is presented by the UW–Madison Division of the Arts and hosted by the School of Education's Dance Department with Assistant Professor Duane Lee Holland, Jr. as lead faculty.
September 23, 2020
The School of Education's Dance Department presents the Alumni Festival, a live stream event Sept. 24-26 on YouTube. The event will feature performances and choreography from our recent UW–Madison graduates Julianna Hom (BFA, 2020), Megan Schimke (BFA, 2020), and Alice Svetic (BFA, 2020).
August 18, 2020
The Teacher Pledge provides financial support — including up to in-state tuition, fees, and testing certification costs — for students enrolled in one of the School’s teacher education programs. In return, after graduating the students “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin. Students who go on to teach in a high-need district or in a high-need subject area will fulfill their obligation in three years, while all others will do so in four.
June 17, 2020
The University of Wisconsin–Madison plans to begin fall classes as scheduled on Sept. 2 and offer in-person instruction in many courses until the Thanksgiving recess, the university announced on Wednesday, June 17. Additional information will be provided to the campus community as plans are finalized via the “Smart Restart” website: https://www.wisc.edu/smartrestart/
June 15, 2020
The following message from School of Education Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School on Monday, June 15.
May 13, 2020
Highly regarded School of Education faculty members Li Chiao-Ping, Robert Enright, and Stacey Lee were appointed to prestigious WARF Named Professorships, UW-Madison announced on May 12.