Wisconsin Alumni Association honors Dickerson-Despenza

February 20, 2023

School of Education alumna Erika Dickerson-Despenza is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. An award-winning poet and playwright, Dickerson-Despenza says she writes with the Black, Queer, feminist lens, calling attention to how communities can organize to liberate Black women and girls around the globe.

O’Connor receives Forward Award

February 20, 2023

School of Education alumnus David J. O’Connor is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. In his work as the American Indian Studies consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, O’Connor trains educators about how to infuse their lessons with knowledge about First Nations’ histories, treaties, sovereignty, languages, and cultures.

Certificate programs amplify School of Education’s reach, impact

February 20, 2023

A growing number of students from around campus are pursuing certificate programs offered by the School of Education in fields across the arts, health, and education. At the undergraduate level, 563 students were enrolled in six different certificate programs offered by the School in the fall of 2017. Five years later, in the fall of 2022, that number more than doubled to 1,206 students across 17 certificate programs offered through the School.

Media mentions: Winter 2022-23 Learning Connections

February 20, 2023

Faculty, staff, students, and alumni from across the School of Education are routinely quoted or make their voices heard in newspapers, magazines, and online news media outlets. Following are a few examples.

Stand up and move

February 20, 2023

The past decade has been replete with scientific findings about the harms of sitting for too long, “Stand Up and Move More" workshops have been held in 33 Wisconsin counties and are based on years of research developed by Kelli Koltyn.