UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, extended through 2025-26, offers tangible step toward educator shortage solutions

March 1, 2022

The university on Tuesday announced the extension of the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, which pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for all teacher education students. In return, graduates “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin.

Abdu’Allah sculpture unveiled on State Street in Madison

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.

‘A Piece of My Heart’ spotlights women who served in the Vietnam War

February 28, 2022

Focusing on a tumultuous era in our history, the UW–Madison Department of Theatre and Drama’s upcoming production of “A Piece of My Heart” presents a potent message on the human cost of war and the scars that still remain. The play will run March 3-11 in Vilas Hall's Gilbert V. Helmsley Theatre.

Morgridge Center has a new director in Travis Wright, and a new home

February 24, 2022

Travis Wright, an associate professor with the School of Education's Department of Counseling Psychology and a nationally recognized expert in school-based support for children and families undergoing trauma, has been named faculty director of UW–Madison's Morgridge Center for Public Service.

Mark H. directs world premiere of ‘The Mytilenean Debate’

February 24, 2022

Forward Theater Company’s upcoming world premiere of “The Mytilenean Debate” is directed by UW–Madison’s Mark Hairston (Mark H.), an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama. Written by poet, award-winning author, and UW–Madison professor Quan Barry, the play raises questions about race, legacy, and the issues couples face as they navigate the world, both together and as individuals.

Kaplan receives IES grant to develop forecasting models for UN Sustainable Development Goals

February 22, 2022

UW–Madison's David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, received a three-year, $897,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences to work on the development of probabilistic forecasting approaches to model trends toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Tandem Press exhibition offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ view of printmaking process

February 21, 2022

A new exhibition from Tandem Press, "Behind the Scenes," presents an inside look at a selection of Tandem Press prints and the printmaking materials used in their creation. The exhibition, which is on view through March 19, will coincide with the 2022 Southern Graphic Council International’s (SGCI) printmaking conference that will be hosted by the UW–Madison Art Department in March.