Madison365’s 2023 list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Asian American Leaders” highlights two people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education. Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups since 2015. The purpose of the lists is to “highlight the beauty of …
UW–Madison graduate students Skyler Simpson and Mallory Stowe have been selected as finalists for the AXA Art Prize U.S. 2023 Exhibition. They created two of the 40 pieces selected for this honor, out of over 700 nationwide submissions. Their work will be exhibited in New York in the fall, with first and second place prizes …
UW–Madison alumna Dawn B. Crim was recently named UW–Green Bay’s new vice chancellor for inclusivity and community engagement. Crim earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2021. She also served as the School of Education’s associate dean for external relations from 2011 to 2017. According to …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), the Capital Times, and three other local media outlets in response to the Supreme Court’s recent rejection of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Hillman is an expert in …
Diversity statistics collected by UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) were highlighted last month in a report from Madison’s local NBC affiliate, NBC15. The CCBC’s newest data show that 45 percent of books sent to the CCBC and published last year were written by people of color, while 35 percent were about people of color. …
By Hannah Haynes, WIDA Communications Picture it: The year is 2002. The winter Olympics are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tobey Maguire’s “Spider-Man” is the number one movie in the world. The reality television phenomenon “American Idol” premieres. The average cost of a gallon of gasoline is $1.61. In the education world, significant …
By Kari Dickinson, photos by Sarah Maughan and Sirtaj Grewal On July 26, a new Bucky on Parade statue, “Honor the Air, Land, and Water,” will debut at the Memorial Union kicking off UW–Madison’s 175th Anniversary celebration. The statue, featuring iconography that represents the university’s past, present, and future, was painted by Art Professor John …
The Capital Times recently took a look at the Supreme Court’s decision to rule race-conscious admissions as unconstitutional, a move, the newspaper reports, that “(effectively ends) affirmative action policies that aimed to diversify enrollment at colleges and universities across the nation.” To help put this topic in perspective, the Capital Times reached out to Anthony …
Emily Kurtin earned a BS in education studies from the School of Education this past spring, in addition to receiving certificates in public policy, disability rights and services, gender and women studies, Asian American studies, and environmental studies. She recently shared her thoughts with the School of Education’s communications team about her time at UW–Madison. …
By Sofie Schachter Monday through Friday nights, and sometimes even Saturdays, one wandering around the basement of UW–Madison’s Vilas Hall may hear joyous laughter, shouting, crying, or even sounds of fighting drifting through the hallways. With a peek into a non-descript rehearsal room, a small crew can be seen as the culprit of the noise. …