December 13, 2022
UW–Madison celebrates its Winter 2022 Commencement this Sunday, Dec. 18. We reached out to a few of our graduating students across the arts, health, and education to learn more about their favorite UW–Madison memories and future plans.
December 13, 2022
The Department of Theatre and Drama’s Robin Fisher is the winner of this year’s Elizabeth S. Pringle Award for UW–Madison university staff with office support titles.
November 22, 2022
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) in the area of acting.
November 14, 2022
University Theatre’s newest production, “Peter and the Starcatcher” — which opens this week on Thursday, Nov. 17 — offers a chance for audience members of all ages to rediscover a spirit of childlike wonder.
October 24, 2022
Tony Award-winning actor and UW–Madison alumnus André De Shields paid a visit to his alma mater on his “day off” last Monday, to see the new exhibit that honors him at Alumni Park. While on campus, he stopped by the Education Building to meet with Dean Diana Hess and School of Education faculty members across the arts.
October 17, 2022
I am a costume designer and playwright focusing on new works and re-envisioned classics. ... Recently, my research has been on improving access and inclusion in costume design practices and theatre pedagogy for people with disabilities.
September 9, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Julie Jackson is the author of a new book, “The Spectacular Theatre of Frank Joseph Galati: Reshaping American Theatre in Chicago, Illinois,” published by Bloomsbury in July 2022.
August 24, 2022
This fall, there are 13 new faculty hires joining us for the start of the fall semester.
August 18, 2022
A paper by UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Theater and Drama, was published in a recent issue of The Harold Pinter Review: Essays on Contemporary Drama. Kelly’s paper reflects on his work on the recent Forward Theater production of Adrienne Kennedy’s play, "Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?" in Sept. 2021, as the theater was beginning to transition out of the pandemic.
July 29, 2022
The Summer 2022 edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. This issue centers on Rising to the Challenge — and above the political noise — to demonstrate how quality education can play a vital role in helping people better understand each other and work together to reimagine a better future.