Faisal Abdu’Allah’s “Blu³eprint” sculpture, which stands outside of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) on State Street in Madison, was highlighted in the UK-based journal Printmaking Today. Abdu’Allah is a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. He also holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art, and is the associate dean of the …
By Sofie Schachter Allison Larsen, a junior who is majoring in dance with a certificate in Pilates, transferred to UW–Madison from UW–Milwaukee for her sophomore year. In addition to keeping up with her schoolwork, she also dances for the Milwaukee Bucks and is choreographing a musical for a high school in her hometown. Following is …
By Laurel White A policy report from UW–Madison researchers that examined the efficacy of a Wisconsin school district’s programs for supporting LGBTQ+ students has been honored by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). For the report, researchers partnered with the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to look at how several district-wide initiatives aimed at supporting lesbian, gay, …
Simon Goldberg, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, appeared in an article in STAT news, which delivers journalism about health, medicine, and the life sciences. The story, headlined “How Mindstrong’s rush to roll out a ‘smoke alarm’ for mental illness led to its downfall,” discusses the recent failure of the …
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge is dedicated to strengthening and diversifying Wisconsin’s teacher workforce. It pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for all teacher education students who “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin after they graduate. To …
On Thursday, March 23, from 6-7 p.m., former UW–Madison Badger running back, Heisman Trophy winner, and NFL player Ron Dayne will take a seat in Faisal Abdu’Allah’s Belmont barber’s chair in the lobby of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA). In addition to being an artist, Faisal Abdu’Allah is a barber, a profession he …
By Laurel White Some health challenges faced by women who go through menopause earlier in life may be because of changes to blood flow in the brain, according to a new UW–Madison study. The study, published in the American Journal of Physiology–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, found that women who went through menopause in their mid-40s had less …
By WCER Communications A WCER-based project to expand the Resilience Education Program (REP), a mental health innovation for young students at risk of depression and anxiety, is one of four pioneering initiatives selected to receive development funding through the UW/WARF Mental Health Challenge Grant. “We’re thrilled to support a new generation of technologies to measure and improve our …
By Todd Finkelmeyer As the nationwide teacher shortage continues to generate headlines, stress education leaders, and frustrate policymakers in search of answers, the UW–Madison School of Education is announcing the extension of an innovative program aimed at addressing the problem in Wisconsin. The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program first started supporting students in the …
UW–Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess was quoted recently in an Isthmus story that is headlined, “Some good news for civics education.” In the story, reporter Judith Davidoff asked Hess and other experts that she spoke with for a 2019 cover story on civics education whether they thought the field of civics education had made strides over the …