UW-Madison’s Kurt Rose is a member of In Business magazine’s 2020 40 Under 40 class announced on Tuesday, March 3. The annual program honors 40 of the most successful and civic-minded young professionals under the age of 40 in the Greater Madison area. Rose, who is the School of Education’s Human Resources Recruitment and Retention Specialist, will …
UW-Madison’s Lisa Gralnick was recently recognized by the American Craft Council (ACC) as a 2020 College of Fellows Honoree. According to an ACC news release, Gralnick “is a contemporary American metalsmith, studio jeweler, and academic whose work challenges the monetary, cultural, and personal value of objects by transforming metals into objects of thought provoking visual …
UW-Madison alumnus Emanuele Corso recently published a book titled, “Schools and Society: In Defense of Public Education.” Corso earned a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1967, and a Ph.D. from the School’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 1972. His book addresses the increasing attack faced by public schools and public school teachers in the …
UW-Madison’s Tom Loeser, a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, recently created an artistic seating area for the new Pinney Library in Madison. According to a news release from the Madison Public Library Foundation (MPLF), the seating area “was constructed from ash trees decimated by the emerald ash borer infestation.” Funded by a $12,000 …
UW-Madison’s Nick Hillman recently appeared on PBS Wisconsin’s “Noon Wednesday” webcast on Feb. 12 for a segment titled, “The Growing Student Debt Dilemma.” The webcast preview explains how the “rapid growth of student loan debt has grabbed the attention of state lawmakers, saying it could impact Wisconsin’s economy. Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through …
UW-Madison’s Department of Theatre and Drama presents their production of “Julius Caeser,” by William Shakespeare, through March 8. The play follows “a country riven by polarization” and “a resistance pushing its ideals to an extreme action.” The University Theatre, with diverse and gender-bending casting, presents “an ancient story that feels all too modern.” Performances started …
A recent op-ed published by the Los Angeles Times makes note of research conducted by UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora . Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He also serves as an assistant professor of adult and higher education. The …
Milwaukee’s public radio, WUWM 89.7-FM, recently profiled UW-Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor. Stanford Taylor earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education in 1978 and a master’s from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1979. Among many achievements in Stanford Taylor’s career, she is the first black woman to lead Wisconsin’s Department …
UW-Madison’s Erica Turner, a faculty member with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently wrote a new book, “Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality.” Turner’s work notes that American public schools have been enrolling more students identified as black, Latinx, American Indian, and Asian than white students over the past …
UW-Madison’s Brett Nachman served as the lead author on a case study exploring campus climates for autistic lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) college students. Nachman is doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The article is titled ” ‘Whose Liability Is It Anyway?’ Cultivating an Inclusive College …