November 19, 2020
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
November 18, 2020
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released videos honoring its 2020 award recipients, including UW–Madison’s Annalee Good and Huiping “Emily” Cheng.
November 17, 2020
An innovative program housed within UW–Madison’s School of Education is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. Within 14 months, students enrolled in the UW–Madison Special Education Teacher (UW–SET) Residency Program earn a master’s degree and Wisconsin teacher licensure in special education. Each graduate student takes part in a teaching residency in a partner school, gaining the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of students.
November 16, 2020
UW–Madison's Lynda Barry has been honored with Oregon State University’s Stone Award for literary achievement. Barry is an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity and holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education’s Art Department.
November 13, 2020
UW–Madison's Michael W. Apple and alumna Rita Verma have co-edited a book that is titled, “Disrupting Hate in Education: Teacher Activists, Democracy, and Global Pedagogies of Interruption.”
November 12, 2020
The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company will perform a work choreographed by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping for the fifth annual SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival presented by White Wave Dance, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. (Central time). The work will be part of the first of three festival programs that will take place between Nov. 13 and 15.
November 11, 2020
The transition from military to college life can be a socially difficult one for military service members and veterans (SSM/Vs). However, members of this student population stand a better chance of success when they are supported by a strong network of fellow students, veteran coordinators, faculty, or other higher education practitioners, according to two separate reports by the Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study (VETWAYS).
November 11, 2020
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox have published a symposium on suburban schooling and race in Equity and Excellence in Education.
November 10, 2020
UW–Madison's Xueli Wang is being presented with the ASHE 2020 Barbara Townsend Lecture Award on Nov. 18 during the annual ASHE conference. Wang will then virtually deliver the Townsend Lecture at 3:30 p.m. (Central) on that day titled, “Centering Equity in Research on Community Colleges and Transfer — A Path Toward Full Participation.”
November 9, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Shasparay Lighteard, a 2020 graduate of the School of Education's Department of Theatre and Drama, is the founder and artistic director of the second Black Arts Matter Festival, presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater.