Kaplan receives IES grant to develop forecasting models for UN Sustainable Development Goals

February 22, 2022

UW–Madison's David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, received a three-year, $897,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences to work on the development of probabilistic forecasting approaches to model trends toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Tandem Press exhibition offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ view of printmaking process

February 21, 2022

A new exhibition from Tandem Press, "Behind the Scenes," presents an inside look at a selection of Tandem Press prints and the printmaking materials used in their creation. The exhibition, which is on view through March 19, will coincide with the 2022 Southern Graphic Council International’s (SGCI) printmaking conference that will be hosted by the UW–Madison Art Department in March. 

UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings receives top honor from Horace Mann League

February 18, 2022

Founded in 1922, the Horace Mann League is an honorary association of leaders who believe that the public school system is the cornerstone of our democracy. “Throughout my life I have seen public education as the key to true democracy,” says Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education.

‘Moonshine’ on Feb. 25 will celebrate Black art and dance

February 18, 2022

The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present "Moonshine," in person on Feb. 25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This free event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean dancehall, and Hip-Hop dance forms. 

‘Indigenous Perspectives’ exhibition features art by UW–Madison alumni

February 17, 2022

An important new exhibition at the Memorial Union features a collection of art created by Indigenous UW–Madison alumni, students, and faculty from the School of Education’s Art Department. Titled "Madison Alumni: A Legacy of Indigenous Perspectives" and curated by John Hitchcock, a professor in the Art Department, the exhibition opened to the public on Feb. 11 and runs through March 21.

MSAN Institute issues call to School of Education researchers for equity-centered proposals

February 15, 2022

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research's (WCER) MSAN Consortium is encouraging researchers across the School of Education, including doctoral students, to submit proposals by March 1 for the MSAN Institute, a two-day, professional development opportunity in April for PK-12 educators aimed at increasing understanding of current research and district practices that build racial equity in schools.

Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation program now fully online

February 11, 2022

Educators wanting to earn the credentials to pursue a principal license in Wisconsin have a new, fully online option offered by UW–Madison’s highly regarded School of Education. The recently approved master’s degree program can be completed in 15 months.

UW–Madison’s White Hawk selected for Whitney Museum biennial

February 11, 2022

UW–Madison alumna and incoming painting professor Dyani White Hawk has been selected for the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 80th biennial exhibition, “Quiet as It’s Kept.” White Hawk, one of four Native artists to be included in this year's biennial, has created a large-scale, mixed-media piece rooted in Lakota aesthetics to show at the exhibition.