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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
June 21, 2021
Crystal Stonewall, a UW–Madison School of Education alumna and current UW–Madison law student, has been honored by the State Bar of Wisconsin as a 2021 Outstanding Public Interest Law Student of the Year. Stonewall earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2019.
June 19, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Pao Lor is the author of a new memoir, titled “Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival,” published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Lor earned his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and currently holds the Patricia Wood Baer Professorship in Education at UW–Green Bay.
June 18, 2021
Transgender, two-spirit, and nonbinary (TNB) people have increased risk for mental health concerns, including anxiety, trauma-based distress, depression, self-harm, and suicide. To improve mental health outcomes for these individuals, a project led by the School of Education’s Stephanie Budge seeks to assess whether e-therapy (telehealth) interventions matching TNB clients with TNB therapists makes a positive difference. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.