February 14, 2020
“Johnny’s Pheasant,” written by Cheryl Minnema and Illustrated by Julie Flett, is the winner of the 23rd annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. The book was edited by Erik Anderson and published in 2019 by the University of Minnesota Press. The award is given by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of UW–Madison's School of Education.
February 13, 2020
On Friday, Jan. 31, the School of Education’s Global Engagement Office hosted a Lunar New Year celebration, with the help of students Xinyu Lin, Naiwen Si, Dong Chen, and Yoriko Sato.
February 12, 2020
Laura Minero-Meza, a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is receiving an Outstanding Women of Color Award from UW-Madison.
February 10, 2020
UW-Madison’s LaVar Charleston will be delivering a keynote address at the 2020 High Impact Practices (HIPS) in the States Conference, which is being hosted by Texas A&M University Feb. 18-21. Charleston is the School of Education’s associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion.
February 7, 2020
Thanks to the generosity of alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, UW–Madison has announced a new $70 million matching opportunity to support faculty recruitment and retention. The match will be available to donors who would like to establish or enhance an endowed professorship or chair fund. An endowed professorship or chair distributes income annually in perpetuity to support faculty salary and research.
February 7, 2020
Nora Smith earned her Ph.D. from the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2004. Smith has worked in a variety of administrative and instructional roles in academia; she’s also a dedicated foodie, and has gained a lot of experience over the years working in restaurants and bakeries. She now serves as assistant director for Residential Education at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman, Montana. Following is a Q&A with Smith.
February 6, 2020
UW-Madison’s Matt Hora collaborated with students Rena Yehuda Newman, Robert Hemp, Jasmine Brandon, and Yi-Jung Wu to write and publish a paper titled “Reframing student employability: From commodifying the self to supporting the student, worker, and societal well-being.” The paper centers on two questions: How can colleges and universities cultivate employability in their students? How can institutions measure and prove their students’ employability to policymakers and taxpayers?
February 5, 2020
The School of Education’s Erica Halverson and Kate Vieira are two of 13 faculty members from across the UW-Madison campus to receive a 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.
February 3, 2020
UW-Madison’s David Bell received the National Achievement Award for Athletic Trainers from the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM). Bell is a national leader in examining the risks associated with sports specialization and youth athletics. He is an associate professor with the Department of Kinesiology's athletic training program, and director of the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory (WISL).
February 3, 2020
UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts welcomes Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. Both Barson and Roodriguez are musicians, artivists (artists and activists), environmentalists, and co-founders of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective.