CCBC’s Tyner speaks about why children’s books are becoming more diverse

March 15, 2022

UW–Madison’s Madelyn Tyner, a librarian in the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), spoke with the Indian general news and opinion website The Quint recently about why CCBC data shows that children's books are becoming more diverse. CCBC data is also highlighted in the article.

In podcast, student shares his journey from engineering to special education

March 2, 2022

UW–Madison student Jesus Cortez shared his journey from engineering to special education in a podcast from UW–Madison’s Professional Degrees and Certificates that is titled, “Pivoting on Your Educational Path.” Cortez is pursuing his master's degree in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.

UW–Madison’s Kuhrasch discusses the ‘real reasons for gym class’ on Cheddar News

March 2, 2022

UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch speaks about the history of physical education — and how to make it better — in a Cheddar News video report that is headlined, “The Real Reasons We Have Gym Class at All.” Kuhrasch is the director of the Physical Education Teacher Education program in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. 

Abdu’Allah sculpture unveiled on State Street in Madison

March 1, 2022

The highly anticipated “Blu³eprint” by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu'Allah was unveiled last week on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and now stands in front of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) on State Street in Madison.

Article about Black ‘renaissance’ in Madison spotlights UW–Madison’s Walker, Abdu’Allah

February 23, 2022

UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their offerings.

Project mapping rural colleges spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed

February 18, 2022

A report spearheaded by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman was highlighted in a recent article in Inside Higher Ed that is headlined, “Shining a Light on Rural Colleges.” The report, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Their Communities,” is one of two new mapping projects discussed in the article that aim to expand understanding of rural colleges and the challenges they face.

Read Your Heart Out Day turns 18 years old

February 16, 2022

Read Your Heart Out Day, conceived by UW–Madison alumna Michelle Belnavis back in 2004, has now become an institution in Madison schools and throughout the state of Wisconsin.