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.

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.

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