February 20, 2021
Every Thursday morning at 10, the School of Education's Omar Poler stops whatever he is doing and spends 10 minutes remembering — and honoring — the lives lost to COVID-19.
School News
Latinx Affinity Group to host ‘open dialogue’ discussions Feb. 24 and Mar. 2
February 19, 2021
The School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) invites you to join us in our upcoming Latinx Student Affinity Group Open Dialogue discussions. There will be two discussion options to accommodate different schedules on Feb. 24 and Mar. 2 — you may sign up for one or both discussions.
Abdu’Allah named Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art
February 19, 2021
Faisal Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, has been chosen as UW-Madison’s next recipient of the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art.
Division of the Arts announces 2021 Creative Arts Award recipients
February 19, 2021
Several people and their projects with ties to UW–Madison's School of Education were recently awarded funding through the University of Wisconsin–Madison Creative Arts Awards.
The Discussion Project accepting applications for April/May and June trainings
February 18, 2021
The Discussion Project Virtual is an online training that supports UW–Madison instructors — including faculty, academic staff, and graduate students (teaching assistants or lecturers) — in creating the conditions for equitable, inclusive, and engaging online discussions. The initiative is open to those teaching a synchronous course that serves 40 or fewer students, whether in-person or online.
Art students Benissan, Clark receive 2021 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize
February 17, 2021
The Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) and the UW–Madison Art Department are pleased to announce that UW–Madison graduate students Rita Mawuena Benissan and Conley Clark have been awarded the 2021 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize.
Dance Department’s Walker will participate in UHS panel focused on Black men’s health
February 16, 2021
As part of UW–Madison’s recognition of Black History Month, University Health Services (UHS) Mental Health Services will host a panel event next Monday, Feb. 22, titled “Beyond Resilience: A community conversation about the preservation, health, and strength of Black Men.” The panel will feature Chris Walker, a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department, along with Dennis McLeod II, a behavioral health psychologist and assistant professor at Vanderbilt University.
Art alumna Cohn featured in Corpus Callosum online journal
February 13, 2021
Corpus Callosum, an online arts journal produced by Ebling Library in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, released its second edition in December 2020, including work from School of Education alumna Holly Cohn.
UW–Madison student Lor receives APA grant to study Hmong college students’ family relationships
February 11, 2021
UW–Madison student Zoua Lor has been awarded a research grant from the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training for a project entitled, “A Study of Hmong Student-Family Relationships in College.” Lor is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology.
UW–Madison’s Ahn presents typography series at CAA conference
February 10, 2021
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn will present “TYPE + CODE Series” at the College Art Association’s 109th annual conference on Thursday, Feb. 11. Ahn’s presentation is part of a session on “Design and the Environment.” Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department.