December 7, 2021
A research team including UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, and Changhee Lee have published an article in the Teachers College Record. Their article, titled "Closing the Doors of Opportunity: A Field Theoretic Analysis of the Prevalence and Nature of Obstacles to College Internships," examines the obstacles that college students face when they seek internships.
December 6, 2021
Experts from the Madison Metropolitan School District and UW–Madison provide a new path to early literacy. The report is the culmination of months of collaborative work to review evidence and identify the most effective ways to teach literacy in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. “I’m grateful for the hard work of so many talented educators, researchers, and leaders on this joint task force and their efforts in focusing on improving literacy instruction,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess. “We plan on immediately getting to work on translating the recommendations into an implementation plan.”
December 3, 2021
Former Badgers football standout and current Miami Dolphins linebacker Vince Biegel wore a special set of cleats during Sunday’s game that spotlighted — and eventually will help raise funds for — UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program.
December 1, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus James T. Minor has been named the 10th chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
November 29, 2021
The Department of Theatre and Drama’s newest production, “Bonnets,” is a dark comedy that plays with elements of camp, history, and rock ‘n roll. The play, by Jen Silverman and directed by guest artist Pamela Sterling, will run Dec. 2-12 in the department’s Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre.
November 26, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor has received a prestigious national honor for his work to change the landscape for Native American students in Wisconsin and across the Midwest. On Oct. 15, O’Connor accepted the National Indian Education Association’s Educator of the Year award at the organization’s 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Omaha, Nebraska.
November 24, 2021
The School of Education's Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space on Dec. 4-5.
November 23, 2021
UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Learning Sciences in the Department of Educational Psychology, will be presenting an online book talk hosted by Madison’s A Room of One’s Own bookstore on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. During the event, Nathan will discuss his book, “Foundations of Embodied Learning: A Paradigm for Education,” with Martha Wagner Alibali, a professor of psychology and director of the Cognitive Development and Communication Lab at UW–Madison.
November 22, 2021
The UW–Madison School of Education honored the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Rockwell Award for Outstanding Cooperating Teachers on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Memorial Union’s Great Hall.
November 20, 2021
A series of books by UW–Madison’s Michael Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been translated and published by the company Agahpub in Iran.