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.
In the News
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.
Recent UW–Madison alum is author of Washington Post article
February 16, 2022
Recent UW–Madison alumnus Aaron Kinard is the author of an article in the Washington Post that is headlined, “ ‘Midwest nice’ hides a history of racial terror and segregation.” Kinard’s piece builds upon research he did as a McNair Scholar while at UW–Madison. It explains how — despite the trope of “Midwestern nice” — decades of policies and practices have excluded and disadvantaged Black Americans in the region, and how those practices still reverberate today.
Local, national media spotlight how Teacher Pledge is working to address teacher shortage
February 14, 2022
Both CNN and Madison's Channel 3000/News 3 have highlighted the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program in recent reports drawing attention to a growing shortage of teachers both in Wisconsin and nationally.
State Journal column highlights success of UW–Madison’s teacher education programs
February 14, 2022
A column in the Wisconsin State Journal by Esther J. Cepeda highlights the success of the UW–Madison School of Education’s teacher education programs, both in attracting students of color and preparing them to pass their certification tests.
WIDA’s ‘Conversations with Tim’ highlights The Discussion Project
February 10, 2022
In the February edition of “Conversations with Tim,” WIDA Founder and Director Tim Boals and Chief of Staff Merideth Trahan spoke with School of Education Dean Diana Hess and Lynn Glueck about The Discussion Project.
Tone Madison highlights exhibition by UW–Madison alum and lecturer Hawley
February 9, 2022
In loss, what is left? This is the paradox that UW–Madison alumna Helen Hawley explores in her exhibition, “Drained Lake,” at the Abel Contemporary Gallery in Stoughton, Wisconsin, through Feb. 20.
On Wisconsin shares alum Avi’s ‘rocky road to literary success’
February 8, 2022
An inspiring story about UW–Madison alumnus Edward Wortis appears in the Winter 2021 issue of On Wisconsin magazine. Wortis, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Theatre and Drama, has struggled through his lifetime with dysgraphia, a neurological disorder that impairs the ability to write. Despite this, he has written more than 80 bestselling children's books and earned top honors in the field.