February 8, 2022
Within the School of Education, the Chazens endowed the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. In addition, daughter Kathy Chazen is a member of the School's Board of Visitors
School News
Mitchell Nathan is winner of 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition
February 7, 2022
The School of Education’s Mitchell Nathan is among the 26 UW–Madison faculty winners of the 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition, recognizing “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology.
Learn about modern dance with Dance guest artist Natalie Desch
February 4, 2022
Learn about modern dance in this interview with Dance Department guest artist-in-residence Natalie Desch by UW–Madison Division of the Arts Director Chris Walker.
UW–Madison’s Li to present work at 2022 SoloDuo Dance Festival in New York City
February 4, 2022
Work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping, the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor, will be featured at the 2022 SoloDuo Dance Festival, taking place Feb. 6-7 in New York City.
New book co-edited by UW–Madison’s Hillman spotlights civil rights and higher education
February 2, 2022
Offering “a renewed vision for higher education policy making," a new book that is co-edited by UW–Madison's Nicholas Hillman with Gary Orfield of UCLA will be published in February by Harvard Education Press.
Jackson is elected as fellow of national science organization AAAS
February 1, 2022
Jerlando Jackson has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of 13 scholars from UW–Madison who received fellowship status this year. Jackson is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and concurrently holds the Rupple-Bascom Professorship of Education and the Vilas Distinguished Professorship of Higher Education. He also is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).
University Theatre’s 2022-2023 season announced
January 31, 2022
The UW–Madison Department of Theatre and Drama, housed in the School of Education, has announced University Theatre’s 2022-2023 performance season.
MMOCA receives significant grant supporting fall exhibition of work by UW–Madison’s Abdu’Allah
January 28, 2022
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) has been selected for a significant grant award from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts that will support a fall 2022 exhibition of work by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah, the associate dean of the arts in the School of Education. Abdu'Allah's DARK MATTER, opening Sept. 17, 2022, explores cultural representation and the systems of power that structure our experiences of the world.
Dance Department presents Faculty Concert 2022
January 27, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its Faculty Concert 2022, featuring work from Kate Corby, Duane Lee Holland Jr., Li Chiao-Ping, Liz Sexe, and guest artist Natalie Desch. The concert will take place over two weekends, Feb. 3-5 and Feb. 10-12, in the H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.
Russ is recipient of 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award
January 26, 2022
Rosemary Russ, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is one of 12 UW–Madison faculty members chosen to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award this year. These honors have been given out since 1953 and recognize the university’s finest educators.