January 24, 2022
The work of UW–Madison’s Simon Goldberg is examined in a report from the health-oriented news website STAT that’s headlined, “What types of mental health apps actually work? A sweeping new analysis finds the data is sparse.” The report examines a meta-review paper that was published in PLOS Digital Health by Goldberg and a study team, including Sin U. Lam, a PhD student in the Department of Counseling Psychology, and UW–Madison alumna Shufang Sun, who earned her PhD from the department and is now an assistant professor at Brown University.
January 22, 2022
The Turkish Education Association has published an interview with UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple on the limits and possibilities of current educational policies and practices. Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies in the School of Education and has a long history of working with critically democratic educators in Turkey.
January 20, 2022
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama, was featured on Wisconsin Public Radio’s University of the Air in an episode that is titled, “Back Stage to Center Stage: The Groundbreaking Ira Aldrige.” In the episode, Kelly links his own journey to that of Aldrige (1807-1867), America’s first internationally acclaimed African American actor, and speaks about the one-person show he is developing.
January 13, 2022
UW–Madison’s Walter Stern, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of an opinion piece that was published in The Hill, headlined “A truly ‘patriotic education’ requires critical analysis of U.S. history.”
January 5, 2022
The School of Education’s Elton Crim, a clinical professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is among 14 members of the greater UW–Madison community who were honored by Madison365 in its list of Wisconsin’s 48 most influential Black leaders for 2021.
January 5, 2022
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” Two other scholars with UW–Madison are also ranked: Adam Gamoran is No. 107 and Jerlando Jackson No. 174.
December 15, 2021
Former UW System President Kevin Reilly is the author of an essay in Inside Higher Ed that describes how, over his career, three different dogs have helped him through different life stages.
December 14, 2021
In an edition of “Conversations with Tim,” WIDA Founder and Director Tim Boals and Chief of Staff Merideth Trahan sat down (virtually) for a discussion with Carl Grant, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. They talked about multicultural and anti-racist education, and how to support underserved and undervalued students.
December 6, 2021
UW–Madison’s Haley Vlach, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, will be featured on PBS Wisconsin this month, speaking about “Why Forgetting Helps Us Remember.”
December 2, 2021
UW–Madison's CJ Greer, a PhD student in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the author of guest column published in the Capital Times that is headlined, “CRT ban fuels division, stifles conversation.”