UW-Madison’s Josh Bach-Hanson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) “The Morning Show” on March 4 to discuss rural higher education in Wisconsin. Bach-Hanson is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is a researcher with The Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. Bach-Hanson tells WPR that there …
The Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE), housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is requesting proposals for research projects focused on the education, opportunities, and well-being of children ages birth through 8 years. CRECE suggests that research projects address the sites that serve children, the actors in the early …
As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down schools across the nation, many parents are concerned about keeping their children active without the help of physical education (PE) classes. But UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch, who oversees the School of Education’s physical education teacher education program, sees these new circumstances as an opportunity to showcase the full potential that …
March 20, 2020 Dear School of Education Faculty and Staff: In these unprecedented times, I want to offer reassurance and thank you for your resilience, care, and commitment as we work together to navigate through this evolving and challenging situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day I meet remotely with campus leadership, including …
Go London recently featured the work of UW-Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and his work in the group exhibition, “Hogarth: London Voices, London Lives,” which aims to depict the social conditions of London in 2020. Abdu’Allah’s work in the exhibition, which Go London calls the main event, features an actual haircut in a barber’s chair. An associate …
By Kari Knutson, University Communications The COVID-19 pandemic has people fearful and confused. The situation is constantly evolving. Images of healthcare workers in protective gear and news about the number of people who are infected and who have died serve as constant reminders that things have changed for the foreseeable future. It’s stressful enough when …
The Wisconsin State Journal recently utilized the expertise of UW-Madison’s Nick Hillman and the work of two of his graduate students, Jared Colston and Josh Bach-Hanson, to examine issues related to dwindling enrollment and access to higher education for rural students at some Wisconsin campuses. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department …
Isthmus published an article featuring UW-Madison’s Lynda Barry and her latest book, “Making Comics,” which is “part memoir, part self-help, and a passionate call for introspection,” reports the Madison newspaper. Barry, a professor of interdisciplinary creativity with the School of Education’s Art Department, holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. She is widely known for …
By UW–Madison Graduate School communications School of Education Ph.D. candidates Nancy Herrera and Dominic J. Ledesma have been selected for the 2020 cohort of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society’s UW–Madison Chapter. The Bouchet Society provides scholars with a network of peers who exemplify character, leadership, scholarship, service, and advocacy for those who have …
UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW-Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing …