October 25, 2023
This week UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program is celebrating the grand opening of the spectacular new Conway Adapted Fitness facility.
School News
New study illuminates challenges, goals for programs aimed at supporting formerly incarcerated students
October 24, 2023
Community college programs aimed at supporting formerly incarcerated students often juggle a multitude of needs amid challenging conditions, but there are clear steps states and institutions can take to support the programs and their practitioners, according to a new UW–Madison study.
Global Engagement Office celebrates five years building worldwide connections
October 24, 2023
This fall, the UW–Madison School of Education’s Global Engagement Office (GEO) is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The GEO is the only office of its kind on the UW–Madison campus that is dedicated to serving a single school or college community.
UW–Madison project combines art, policy, and science to create plant-based plastics and benefit marginalized communities
October 23, 2023
A team led by UW–Madison scholars has a plan to turn paper mill waste into plant-based plastics, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution and creating economic opportunities in ways that benefit marginalized communities.
Robinson to be inducted into The Reading Center’s Hall of Fame
October 20, 2023
Shawn Anthony Robinson, a co-author of the “Dr. Dyslexia Dude” series of graphic novels with Inshirah Robinson and illustrator Brandon Hadnot, will be inducted into The Reading Center’s Hall of Fame.
Art Department to host inaugural postdoctoral research fellow in hip hop and urban arts, education
October 19, 2023
Tehan Ketema is the inaugural First Wave Hip Hop & Urban Arts and Education Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education’s Art Department, working with faculty mentor Faisal Abdu'Allah.
Columna leads consortium for UW–Madison students on adapted physical education
October 18, 2023
UW–Madison’s Luis Columna played a leading role in hosting a consortium on campus for students and young professionals interested in learning how to conduct research in the field of adapted physical education and adapted physical activity.
WEC article describing Kimball-Arrigoni study of Wisconsin school principal evaluations published
October 17, 2023
Study authors Steve Kimball and Jessica Arrigoni explain their findings in "Principles for Principal Evaluation," an article they wrote for the August issue of Wisconsin School News, the official publication of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.
School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness
October 13, 2023
This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. Nearly one hundred students participated in these programs – embarking on courses to explore team building in Costa Rica, theatre in London, education in the Galapagos, and movement/sedentary behavior in Portugal.
UW–Madison’s Saldaña contributes to congressional briefing on educational accountability
October 12, 2023
UW–Madison’s Christopher Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was part of a working group on educational accountability that presented during a briefing organized by Congressman Jamaal Bowman in the U.S. House of Representatives.