October 15, 2021
UW–Madison Professor Andrea Mason, who is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been chosen as the inaugural Conway Professor in Kinesiology.
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UW–Madison’s Mark H. is dramaturg for ‘Deep Blue Sea’
October 15, 2021
UW–Madison’s Mark Hairston (Mark H.), an assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Theatre and Drama, served as the dramaturg for “Deep Blue Sea,” a new work by celebrated director, choreographer, and dancer Bill T. Jones.
UW–Madison research team part of $102 million Wallace Foundation initiative to examine equity-centered principal pipelines
October 14, 2021
“The CALL-ECL project will tackle one of the most important education issues today: Can we prepare leaders to create more equitable schools for students and communities?” says UW–Madison’s Richard Halverson, who is a lead researcher on the six-year, $8 million grant that will allow the team to study the work of the districts and develop tools to help support the principal pipeline efforts.
ELPA Higher Education program pushing the boundaries of equity-centered scholarship, policy, and leadership
October 14, 2021
“What sets us apart is how (equity, diversity, and inclusion) work is a through line — it’s infused in everything we do. That makes us distinctly different,” says Brian Burt, an associate professor and co-coordinator of ELPA's Higher Education program.
UW–Madison alumna Gail Bach featured in CowParade NYC
October 13, 2021
The work of UW–Madison alumna Gail Bach was featured in the global public art exhibit, CowParade NYC 2021, from Aug. through Sep. 2021. Bach earned her bachelor’s degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1980.
Books by UW–Madison’s Turner, Welton receive AESA Critics’ Choice Book Award
October 13, 2021
Erica Turner's "Suddenly Diverse" and Anjalé Welton's "Anti-racist Educational Leadership and Policy" (co-authored with Sarah Diem) have been recognized by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) as Critics' Choice Book Award winners.
Viet Thanh Nguyen headlines 2021 WIDA eConference on Oct. 14
October 12, 2021
The 2021 WIDA eConference, which takes place on Oct. 14, features a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. It also includes sessions led by and for educators, plus sessions on new WIDA resources — and how to use them in the classroom
Morgridge Center-led study aims to support underrepresented students’ participation in civic engagement
October 12, 2021
In an effort to understand and support civic engagement among underrepresented minority students on campus, Morgridge Center for Public Service staff have launched a research study that aims to enhance civic engagement programming at UW–Madison.
‘Hangul Alphabet’ selected for Virtual Design Exhibition Forum 2021
October 11, 2021
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn and Esther Cho were invited to present their project, “Hangul Alphabet,” at the Virtual Design Education Forum 2021, taking place Nov. 11-12. Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, and Cho is an MFA student within the Art Department.
Lee is named faculty director of The Studio creative arts community
October 8, 2021
Helen Lee has been named the faculty director of The Studio, UW–Madison’s residential creative arts community for first- and second-year undergraduate students. Lee is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department.