September 26, 2022
Diana Hess, dean of the UW–Madison School of Education, joined WKOW's "Capital City Sunday" over the weekend to discuss the challenges and importance of high-quality teaching about elections.
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Abdu’Allah is guest on new episode of Halverson’s ‘Arts Educators Save the World’ podcast
September 26, 2022
In a new episode of her podcast, “Arts Educators Save the World,” that will be released on Monday, Sept. 26, UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson speaks with actor Fraser James and UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah about how these two Black British artists have influenced each other across the years in their art and activism.
‘Here Lies the Truth’ gets media coverage in lead up to San Francisco run
September 26, 2022
“Here Lies the Truth,” a mixed-media, collaborative dance theater work from Li Chiao-Ping Dance, is receiving significant media attention in the lead up to its San Francisco run from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1.
Parkins is guest on Ocu-Pasión Podcast
September 24, 2022
UW–Madison’s Chell Parkins, the inaugural Arnhold Director in Dance Education in the School of Education's Dance Department, was a guest on a recent episode of Ocu-Pasión Podcast.
Hillman speaks with Minnesota Public Radio about student loan forgiveness
September 23, 2022
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Minnesota Public Radio listeners recently, in a segment focused on the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan.
UW–Madison’s Walker reflects on how pandemic has altered the arts
September 22, 2022
Christopher Walker spoke with Madison 365 recently about how the pandemic has altered the arts in Wisconsin. Walker is the director of the UW–Madison Division of the Arts and a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department.
Despite current shortages, Eklund is positive about future outlook for school mental health professionals
September 21, 2022
Madison’s NBC15/WMTV utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Katie Eklund for a recent report on the shortage of mental health professionals in Wisconsin schools. While many districts are struggling currently, Eklund expressed a positive outlook for recruiting the next generation of these professionals.
Teacher Pledge program gets shout out in Up North News
September 14, 2022
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program was spotlighted in Up North News recently in an article that is headlined, “The University of Wisconsin Gets Creative to Recruit, Train, and Retain the Next Generation of Teachers.”
Study by UW–Madison’s Hillman finds less selective universities do most to educate poorer students
September 12, 2022
Less selective universities do the most to educate the poorest students in the U.S., according to a new study from UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman that was spotlighted in University World News. Hillman is a professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Child’s play is ‘anything but frivolous,’ Barry tells New York Times Magazine
September 8, 2022
UW–Madison Professor and MacArthur "genius grant" winner Lynda Barry discusses the power of play in a recent New York Times Magazine feature that is headlined, “A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous.”