February 28, 2023
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently selected UW–Madison’s Brian Burt to serve on its new Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development.
School News
UW–Madison alum named 2023 Teacher of Distinction
February 28, 2023
UW–Madison alumna Zhuxin Fang Karoliussen was named a 2023 Teacher of Distinction and is a finalist for a Golden Apple Award. The Greater Green Bay Chamber's Golden Apple Awards program annually recognizes high-quality educators in the Green Bay area.
A very deep dive: UW-Madison’s award-winning Field Day Lab releases its most ambitious educational game yet
February 27, 2023
The most complex, in-depth educational video game ever produced by UW–Madison’s innovative Field Day Lab has been released for public use.
2023 EPS Conference to focus on ‘Social Justice and Education’
February 24, 2023
This year’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) Conference, on March 10, will center on the theme of “Social Justice and Education.”
UW–Madison’s Liu publishes new paper on effect of ability rankings on students’ mental health, wins award for study on STEM aspirations
February 23, 2023
Students who are ranked as less capable than their peers in a classroom setting are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than their highly-ranked peers, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member.
Q&A with Global Higher Education master’s degree alum Clara Hoff
February 23, 2023
To further help people understand the Global Higher Education Master’s Degree Program, the School of Education’s communications team caught up with some alumni of the program.
University Theatre presents August Wilson classic, ‘Fences,’ March 1-10
February 22, 2023
“Fences,” August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play about the African American experience, is University Theatre’s newest production, opening March 1.
Following pandemic, educators are not all right but meditation could ease burden
February 21, 2023
“Psychologically healthy teachers and other school system employees are an essential part of any conceivable solution. Supporting school system employee mental health and well-being may be a prerequisite to student and educational system pandemic recovery efforts.”
Dance Department presents ‘Moonshine’ celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 24
February 21, 2023
The Dance Department's "Moonshine," a free celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 24, will feature live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean, and Hip-Hop dance forms.
Remembering Rebecca Blank
February 20, 2023
Rebecca M. Blank, an economist and educator who served in high-level U.S. government and academic positions and, for nine years, as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died of cancer on Friday, Feb. 17 near Madison. She was 67.