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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 3, 2022
The School of Education's Rigoletto Lopez, a communications specialist at PLACE, was tapped to create visuals to accompany the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra's recent world premiere performance of Bill Banfield's Symphony No. 8, "Here I Stand," on Jan. 28.
February 3, 2022
The Winter 2021 issue of On Wisconsin magazine features a review of a book by UW–Madison alumna and current School of Education student Liz Hauck. Titled “Home Made: A Story of Grief, Groceries, Showing Up — and What We Make When We Make Dinner,” Hauck’s book reflects on how she honored her father’s legacy and explores the philosophical implications of dinner.
January 31, 2022
The work of a UW–Madison research team including the School of Education’s Brittany Travers has been featured in the news recently. Travers is an associate professor of occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and a lead researcher for UW–Madison’s Waisman Center. She is part of a team that has been researching using video games to improve balance for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.
January 28, 2022
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) has been selected for a significant grant award from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts that will support a fall 2022 exhibition of work by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah, the associate dean of the arts in the School of Education. Abdu'Allah's DARK MATTER, opening Sept. 17, 2022, explores cultural representation and the systems of power that structure our experiences of the world.