July 21, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Diamond wrote a critical reflection of a new report from the William T. Grant Foundation focused on research-practice partnerships (RPP) in education. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
July 20, 2021
UW–Madison’s Daniella Molle and Weiqiong Huang have published a new paper in Science Education International, titled “Bridging Science and Language Development Through Interdisciplinary and Interorganizational Collaboration: What Does It Take?” Molle and Huang are researchers at WIDA, housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
July 19, 2021
UW–Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess announced that Percival Matthews will serve as the School's interim associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Matthews will begin this new role on Aug. 1.
July 19, 2021
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named Morgridge Fellows. They are Moisés Gabriel Contreras (Educational Policy Studies), Morgan Mayer-Jochimsen (Educational Policy Studies), Rachel Santiago (WCER), Emily Skaletski (Kinesiology), and Peter Wardrip (Curriculum and Instruction).
July 14, 2021
UW–Madison’s Stacey Lee was selected as a 2021 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Lee is the Frederick Erickson WARF Professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies.
July 12, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Barbara Gruener (BSE 1984) is the author of a new children’s book, titled “Mr. Quigley’s Keys,” which brings to life the heartwarming story of an unsung hero.
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.
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.
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.
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.