July 7, 2021
Marianne Spoon is starting her new position on Aug. 2, 2021, and since December 2014 has served as the director of communications and marketing with UW–Madison's Center for Healthy Minds.
School News
Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online
July 6, 2021
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. In addition, we spotlight a range of important and innovative work being done across the School.
Spatula&Barcode launch ‘Home Stretch,’ a summer festival of small art events
July 2, 2021
The arts collaborative Spatula&Barcode has launched "Home Stretch," a “distributed festival” of small artistic acts taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, between the summer solstice (June 21) and the autumn equinox (September 22). The collaborative was founded by Laurie Beth Clark and Michael Peterson, both faculty in the School of Education's Art Department.
Theatre and Drama presents ‘Rashomon’ July 15-25
July 1, 2021
Based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa that were adapted into the iconic 1950 film by Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, “Rashomon,” to be presented by the School of Education's Department of Theatre and Drama July 15-25, shows the elusive nature of truth.
UW–Madison alum Matheny will be next president of Fox Valley Technical College
July 1, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Chris Matheny has been named the next president of Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC). Matheny earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2013.
Study examines international students’ career development in the U.S.
June 28, 2021
A research proposal by UW–Madison students Hannah Rapp and Yi-jung (Sally) Wu was one of three to be awarded a $1,000 graduate research scholarship in fall 2020 by the Future Institute Research Center (FIRC). This past April, Rapp and Wu were invited as FIRC research fellows to speak about their research vision at the World Future Forum virtual conference.
WIDA’s Erika Rosales Wins $110K WI Idea Grant to Help DREAMers
June 25, 2021
The School of Education's Wisconsin Center for Education Research is delighted to congratulate Erika Rosales on her two-year, $110,000 grant from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment to create the Center for DREAMers at UW with Erin Barbato, director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at UW Law School.
New book by UW–Madison’s Stamm dispels common myths about youth sports
June 24, 2021
UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm, a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Kinesiology, has a new book coming out that is titled, “The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future.”
LaVar Charleston named UW–Madison’s next chief diversity officer
June 22, 2021
LaVar Charleston, an innovative leader and accomplished researcher with nearly two decades of experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, has been named to lead UW–Madison’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Since June 2019, Charleston has served as the inaugural associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion in the School of Education.
Study will examine inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans
June 22, 2021
Four people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education — Matthew Hora, Stacey Lee, Bailey Smolarek, and Matthew Wolfgram — are leading a project to further understand and reduce inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.