April 6, 2020
UW-Madison’s Xueli Wang recently discussed her new book, which explores the experiences of STEM transfer students at community colleges, with Inside Higher Ed. Wang is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her book, “On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways,” follows 1,670 community college students over four years as they transfer to four-year institutions.
April 3, 2020
In an article examining a Kentucky bill that would require all high school students to file the FAFSA, the Louisville Courier Journal utilizes the expertise of UW-Madison’s Ellie Bruecker. “There are so many steps beyond FAFSA filing that low-income students and students of color and undocumented students and first-generation students need support to complete,” Bruecker tells the newspaper. “Without those supports, just making students fill out the FAFSA isn’t going to do very much.”
April 2, 2020
UW-Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education, was interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times for a report examining how Florida and its schools are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 1, 2020
UW-Madison's Mindi Thompson wrote an op-ed that was published by Inside Higher Ed and headlined, “Advice for faculty members in a turbulent time.” Thompson is an associate professor with the School of Education's Department of Counseling Psychology.
March 26, 2020
UW-Madison’s Omar Poler (Sokaogon Ojibwe) was featured in a Wisconsin State Journal report headlined, “Know Your Madisonian: Bringing Indigenous Perspective to UW–Madison Campus.” As an American Indian Curriculum Services consultant for the School of Education, Poler supports education about and creates learning opportunities regarding First Nations.
March 26, 2020
UW-Madison student Josh Bach-Hanson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) “The Morning Show” on March 4 to discuss rural higher education in Wisconsin. With rates of enrollment declining for traditional students across the UW System, many campuses must find ways to adapt to increasingly diverse and non-traditional campus populations.
March 20, 2020
Go London features UW-Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and his work in the group exhibition "Hogarth: London Voices, London Lives," which aims to depict the social conditions of London in 2020.
March 19, 2020
The Wisconsin State Journal utilizes the expertise of UW–Madison's Nick Hillman and the work of two of his graduate students, Jared Colston and Josh Bach-Hanson, to examine issues related to access to higher education for students living in "education deserts."
March 18, 2020
Isthmus published an article featuring UW-Madison’s Lynda Barry and her latest book, “Making Comics,” which is “part memoir, part self-help, and a passionate call for introspection.”
March 12, 2020
UW–Madison’s Noah Feinstein is quoted in a recent report from E&E News examining efforts by public school educators in Portland, Ore., to teach about global warming in ways that far surpasses lessons on climate models or atmospheric conditions. Feinstein is a climate education expert and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.