UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly is a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for Excellence in Theatre Education. Kelly is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama who also holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in the Department of Continuing Studies. The Kennedy Center Gold Medallion honors individuals or organizations that …
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) released its latest “CCBC Choices” — and this year’s publication is shifting from print to online. This best-of-the-year list is created annually by the librarians of the CCBC. In addition to what is typically found in “CCBC Choices” — including annotations and age recommendations for each book highlighted — the “CCBC Choices 2023” features enhancements …
Tandem Press will begin its spring Friday Jazz Series tonight, featuring students from the UW–Madison Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program, led by Johannes Wallmann, the John and Carolyn Peterson Chair in Jazz Studies, along with Emma Dayhuff, Chad McCullough, Nick Moran, and Les Thimmig. Come enjoy some great jazz music, learn about Tandem Press …
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 …
By Laurel White As shortages in home health care workers continue across the country, a UW–Madison School of Education assistant professor is working to help family and other non-professional care partners safely and successfully care for people living with dementia at home. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of Americans living with dementia is expected …
UW–Madison alumnus Christopher Borreca has been honored with AASA, The School Superindendents Association‘s Friend of AASA award. Borreca earned a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 1983 and now serves as a lawyer primarily representing school districts in special education issues. According to a news release about the …
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2023 Creative Arts Awards, who will be recognized at an award ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. Among the award winners are 12 faculty and students from the School of Education. These awards celebrate artistic achievement, recognize service to the arts, and support arts …
By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison alumna Erin Roberge was hired as a full-time assistant athletic trainer (AT) for the Green Bay Packers earlier this year. She is the first full-time female AT in Packers history. Roberge graduated from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 2021 with a BS in athletic training. She began an internship with …
Tandem Press is excited to host an exhibition of prints and paintings by Madison-based artist and UW–Madison Professor Emeritus T.L. Solien this fall. The exhibition, titled “Along the Way,” will open on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Apex Gallery (1743 Commercial Avenue, Madison). Solien, who was a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department for 23 …
UW–Madison’s Shawn Anthony Robinson, a senior research associate with Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, along with his collaborators are the recipients of a Wisconsin Innovation Award for their “Dr. Dyslexia Dude” graphic novels. Robinson is a co-author of the series, with Inshirah …