October 22, 2021
Works by UW–Madison Professor Faisal Abdu’Allah, the associate dean for the arts in the School of Education, are included in a Tate Britain's new display, “Sixty Years: The Unfinished Conversation.”
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UW–Madison launching online Master of Science in Sports Leadership
October 22, 2021
The new program is flexible and fully online to accommodate students with busy lives. “At UW–Madison, we’re uniquely positioned to draw from the university’s world-class academic and athletic resources to prepare dynamic sports leaders,” says Professor Peter Miller, the program's faculty director and chair of UW's Athletic Board.
UW–Madison’s Koza authors new book, ‘Destined to Fail’
October 21, 2021
UW–Madison's Julia Eklund Koza is the author of a newly released book titled, “ 'Destined to Fail:' Carl Seashore's World of Eugenics, Psychology, Education, and Music.”
UW–Madison’s Apple delivers keynote for conference in Brazil honoring Paulo Freire
October 21, 2021
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, gave the opening keynote address on Sep. 27 at a conference honoring the centenary of the birth of the great critical educator Paulo Freire at Pontifical Catholic University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Alumni invited to submit artwork for exhibitions at SGCI 2022 conference
October 20, 2021
The Printmaking Area of the School of Education's Art Department invites UW–Madison alumni to submit printmaking artworks to be considered for spring 2022 alumni exhibitions at the UW–Madison Union art galleries during the Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Mar. 16-19, 2022. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.
UW–Madison’s Halverson reveals ‘How the Arts Can Save Education’
October 18, 2021
Erica Halverson's experiences over two decades as a teaching artist and researcher has led her to advocate for utilizing the arts in a way to fundamentally rethink what good learning, teaching, and curriculum can be. She provides a blueprint for such efforts in her new book.
Mason named Conway Professor in Kinesiology
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.
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.