University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Building equity-focused school leadership: Wisconsin’s role in a national partnership

By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship How can universities and school districts work together to prepare school leaders who champion equity in education? A recent study published in the “Journal of Professional Capital and Community” explores this question through the lens of the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative — a six-year, $102 million nationwide effort funded …

UW–Madison Fulbright program alumni bring media literacy seminar to Central and Eastern European educators

By Laurel White  Near the end of their six-week professional development program in Madison last fall, three members of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (FTEA) program from the Czech Republic had an idea. They wanted to bring some of what they experienced at UW–Madison to other teachers in Central and Eastern Europe. After months of …

UW–Madison’s Karumbaiah featured on Bloomberg’s ‘Wall Street Week’

UW–Madison’s Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, was recently featured on Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week” in a segment titled, “Can AI Replace Teachers?” The program, which aired on Oct. 12, examined how artificial intelligence is being used in classrooms across the country to help teachers tailor instruction …

UW–Madison School of Education recognizes outstanding educators with 2025 Rockwell and Gadd Nemec awards

The UW–Madison School of Education will honor the 2025 recipients of its Rockwell Awards and Lois Gadd Nemec Elementary Education Award during a Nov. 15 celebration on campus. The Rockwell Awards recognize exemplary teachers and other school professionals who mentor and provide high-quality field experiences to UW–Madison students preparing to work in schools. Recipients of …

WCER’s Field Day collaborates with Wisconsin Sea Grant to develop shipwrecks game

By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research and Scholarship When Field Day Director David Gagnon wanted to explore making a new online learning game for young students about the Great Lakes, Gagnon’s campus colleague Anne Moser knew immediately what the game should be about — shipwrecks. “I knew that shipwrecks really capture kids’ imaginations,” said Moser, …

Retrospective of Truman Lowe’s artwork to open at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian

A major retrospective of the late Ho-Chunk artist and longtime UW–Madison faculty member Truman Lowe is scheduled to open on Oct. 24 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. However, due to the ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown, the Smithsonian museums — including the National Museum of the American Indian — …

CCBC gets shoutout as ‘local gem’ in Madison365 story on new MMSD reading app

UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) was recently featured in a Madison365 article about the Madison Metropolitan School District’s (MMSD) new reading initiative and mobile app, “Mad for Reading.” The article, headlined “‘Mad for Reading’ app supports and celebrates MMSD students’ reading,” highlights how the new app is designed to engage students and families across …

UW–Madison alumnus co-authors new book on building school–family partnerships across cultures

UW–Madison alumnus Matthew Knoester, who earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2010, has co-authored a new book titled, “Fostering School–Family Relationships in Multicultural Communities,” published by Teachers College Press on Sept. 26. Knoester is a professor and chair of the Educational Studies Department at Ripon College. His …

On stage and off: The many roles of Jameson Milhaupt

By Jakob Miller, Division of the Arts Since his first theatrical performance in third grade, Jameson Milhaupt knew he wanted to be an actor. But the UW–Madison junior double majoring in theatre and political science never imagined all the roles he’d be taking on by his third year of college: Entrepreneur. Scenic Carpenter. Marketing coordinator for …