UW–Madison faculty from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies shared insights in two recent Capital Times articles discussing the impact of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling and last year’s botched FAFSA rollout on UW enrollment. The first of these articles, published on Sept. 8, came out before UW–Madison released its fall enrollment numbers. In …
The Appleton Post Crescent sought out expertise from UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in a recent article highlighting “!0 diverse children’s books with Wisconsin connections.” The CCBC, which is housed in the School of Education, “reviews the diversity of both content and creators of about 3,500 children’s and young adult books each year,” notes the article. …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the co-editor of two recent publications highlighting his scholarly work across the disciplines of art and education. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Continental Philosophy of Education This anthology, which Baldacchino co-edited with Herner …
A School of Education faculty member’s study on where transgender high school students seek support was recently highlighted by multiple media outlets. The study found transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers. Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor …
UW–Madison alumna Susan Patterson recently published her first novel, titled “Things I Wish I Told My Mother.” Patterson earned a BS in 1979 and an MFA in 1982, both from the School of Education’s Art Department. She has written multiple children’s books with husband James Patterson, a self-described honorary Badger and the world’s bestselling author. …
Mark Hairston is the newly appointed faculty artistic director of UW–Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), home of the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Scholarship Program. OMAI is housed in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives provides culturally relevant and transformative arts programming to promote …
The winners of the 2022-23 Teaching Assistant Awards have been announced, and two graduate students from the School of Education are among the honorees. UW–Madison employs over 2,300 teaching assistants (TAs) across a wide range of disciplines. Their contributions to the classroom, lab, and field are essential to the university’s educational mission. To recognize the …
By Laurel White A UW–Madison faculty member’s dissertation that sheds light on inequalities in student access and success and evaluates policies aimed at reducing barriers to opportunity has been honored as a standout publication by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Taylor Odle, a new faculty member in the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah will be featured in a Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS) seminar this Friday, March 31, from 12 – 1 p.m., in the Student Athlete Performance Center at Camp Randall Stadium. A former a high-level soccer player, Abdu’Allah will be discussing how his identities as athlete and artist come together. Abdu’Allah is a professor in …
Christine Nekas-Thoma, who earned her BS in English education in 1996 from UW–Madison’s School of Education, recently published a memoir titled, “God’s Whispers: Your Anchor Through Life’s Storms.” In the book’s synopsis, Nekas-Thoma writes that her memoir “is the manifestation of my dialogue with God.” She adds: “As you wait for God to guide you …