February 21, 2025
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present Moonshine, Friday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.
School News
UW–Madison alum wins Dissertation of the Year Award from AERA Division J
February 21, 2025
UW–Madison alumnus Joseph Romero-Reyes, who earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the recipient of the 2024-2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division J Dissertation of the Year Award.
Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Jason Houge
February 20, 2025
Jason Houge is a photo-based artist and visual storyteller. His final thesis exhibition, "The Westlands," will be on view at UW–Madison’s Art Lofts Gallery from Feb. 25 - March 8.
University Theatre presents ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ Feb. 27 to March 9
February 19, 2025
“Joe Turner's Come and Gone,” a classic American play by August Wilson, is University Theatre’s latest production, opening Feb. 27.
Sensenbrenner now leading School of Education’s development efforts
February 18, 2025
Meg Sensenbrenner is the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association’s (WFAA) new managing senior director of development for the UW–Madison School of Education, a role she started on Feb. 9. She is taking over from Betsy Burns, who had led the School of Education’s development team since 2016. Burns has recently accepted the position of WFAA’s vice president and managing group leader for UW–Madison’s schools of Education, Law, and Human Ecology.
MSAN Institute returns April 10-11
February 17, 2025
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN) have announced that registration is now open for the 2025 MSAN Institute. The two-day professional learning conference will take place in Madison on April 10 and 11.
UW–Madison’s Baldacchino is author of new book examining Malta’s ‘anomolous state’
February 14, 2025
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has released his 17th book, "Secular Reflections: On a Nation’s Anomaly." Baldacchino is a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies. His work explores art, philosophy, and education, with a particular focus on political theory and cultural critique.
Five essays by UW–Madison’s Apple named among ‘Best Reviews of the 21st Century’
February 13, 2025
Five essays by UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, were named among the "Best Reviews of the 21st Century" by Education Review, a journal devoted to essay reviews of important books in educational research, theory, policy, and practice.
New book from UW–Madison’s Olneck examines ‘culture wars’ in American education
February 12, 2025
UW–Madison's Michael Olneck, a professor emeritus in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of a new book titled, "Culture Wars in American Education: Past and Present Struggles Over the Symbolic Order."
Study co-authored by UW–Madison’s Short, Williams, Kral shows racism could affect infant brain development
February 11, 2025
Maternal experiences with racism could affect brain development of children in utero, according to a study co-authored by a School of Education faculty member and doctoral student.