Discover your major during the virtual Major Discovery Week

March 10, 2021

Major Discovery Week is a once-a-year event for all UW–Madison students. Whether you have already declared your major or if you are still looking for your path, join us from March 15-19 virtually and explore over 100 majors and certificates across all interests, and get connected across campus.

Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon Grant

March 2, 2021

The School of Education's Maxine McKinney de Royston, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is among the team members for a multi-year project based at UW–Madison that will advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in STEMM. The project was recently awarded a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

February 4, 2021

The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory is receiving a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab award to support a new study examining the value of community arts education initiatives. The Arts Collab is housed in our office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), and provides research-based arts opportunities for youth to grow as learners, cultivate wellness, and advocate for social change.

Capital Times spotlights UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings in ‘What did we learn’ series

January 28, 2021

UW–Madison's Gloria Ladson-Billings was featured in the Capital Times recently, as part of the newspaper’s “What did we learn?” series of interviews with Madison educators, organizers, and leaders looking back at lessons they took from 2020. Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.