September 23, 2021
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee is pleased to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity called the Artivism Student Action Program (ASAP). The program, which will offer funding awards ranging from $100 to $5,000, was developed in response to students' desires to use politically engaged art to bring about a more equitable world.
September 21, 2021
Two current students and a recent graduate of an innovative UW–Madison special education teacher preparation program received the unique opportunity to meet and speak with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona during a campus visit Monday, Sept. 20. Joining them in a conversation that lasted about 20 minutes was Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, and School of Education Dean Diana Hess.
September 21, 2021
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a co-author of a study released Monday, Sept. 20, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that found an optimal time for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke. She is the School of Education’s associate dean for research and a professor with the Department of Kinesiology.
September 21, 2021
At the start of the pandemic, Keith Kaziak found an unusual inspiration for a new sculpture. The resulting creation — titled "Tower of Boxes" — was awarded the International Sculpture Center's 2021 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, one of only 11 winners nationwide.
September 20, 2021
The Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR) at UW–Madison has received a Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Cigdem Unal, the director of OCCFR, is the author and principal investigator on the grant, which is for $875,828 over a four-year cycle.
September 17, 2021
The woodblock print currently on display in the lobby of the Department of Theatre and Drama captures the complexity of the characters in the play "Rashomon," which runs through Sept. 26 in the department's Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre. Within the print lies another story, however — of UW–Madison connections that stretch over decades.
September 16, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, a professor of art and education in the School of Education's Art Department, has published a symposium special edition for the journal Educational Theory, focused on “Education’s Autonomy.”
September 15, 2021
Jerlando F.L. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).
September 14, 2021
This fall, the School of Education’s Art Department is offering two different colloquia options (Art 508 Colloquium in the Arts). On Wednesdays, the colloquium will, as always, host exceptional visiting arts professionals from around the country and the world. On Thursdays, the colloquium will present weekly lectures by members of the Art Department faculty. All of the lectures are free and open to the public!
September 9, 2021
Amy Claessens is a co-author of a new paper published in the Educational Researcher that utilizes classroom observations in a large urban school district to better examine kindergarten and kids’ experiences. Claessens is the Gulbrandsen Distinguished Chair in Early Education and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. She also is the associate director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE).