April 19, 2022
The scholarship's mission is to select and support the next generation of public service leaders. Ruiz is working toward a career in the nonprofit youth arts field.
School News
Ho-Chunk graduate students elevate Native voices in their studies
April 18, 2022
Four Ho-Chunk graduate students at the UW–Madison are working to elevate the voices and experiences of Native American people, and to make academic and cultural spaces more accessible and beneficial to the Ho-Chunk community. Among them is Adrienne Thunder, who is pursuing her PhD in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
School of Education recognizes 2022 faculty and staff award winners
April 18, 2022
The UW–Madison School of Education recognized some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards during a reception and short ceremony on Thursday, April 14. This year’s event also included recognition of the inaugural recipients of the School of Education’s Impact 2030 Staff Innovation Awards.
UW–La Crosse to rename arts building after acclaimed artist and UW–Madison professor emeritus Truman Lowe
April 15, 2022
The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse will rename its Center for the Arts after UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe, which the university described as “one the most accomplished alumni in the university’s 113-year history.”
Book by UW–Madison professor emeritus promotes brain exercise in older adults
April 14, 2022
A collection of poems and short stories that promote brain exercise and creative thinking for older adults is the latest book written by UW–Madison professor emeritus Richard Smith.
Greater Madison Writing Project spearheads work with teachers in rural school districts
April 13, 2022
Faculty members and students associated with the Greater Madison Writing Project at UW–Madison work with teachers in rural school districts like Gresham, Wisconsin, to offer professional development for educators as well as enrichment opportunities for students and young adult writers.
Macias joining School of Education as director of career services and strategy
April 13, 2022
Jamie Macias was recently named the UW–Madison School of Education’s director of career services and strategy, a position she is starting on Monday, April 25.
Theatre and Drama presents ‘Heathers the Musical,’ based on the cult classic film, April 14-24
April 11, 2022
The UW–Madison Department of Theatre and Drama’s newest production, “Heathers the Musical,” will be a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal show based on the 1980s cult classic film. Directed by Jake Penner, an artistic associate for American Players Theatre, performances will take place April 14-24 in the department’s Robert E. Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall.
UW–Madison to host screendance practitioner, body percussionist Omari ‘Motion’ Carter April 7-15
April 8, 2022
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts welcomes screendance practitioner, lecturer, and body percussionist Omari "Motion" Carter to campus April 7–15, through the International Visiting Artist Program.
International Screendance Symposium to take place at UW–Madison April 10-13
April 8, 2022
State of the Art: The 2022 International Symposium on Screendance will be hosted at UW–Madison April 10-13, with events taking place primarily in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.