University of Wisconsin–Madison

Author: nfetter

Nominate a colleague for the School of Education’s Distinguished Achievement Awards

The School of Education’s outstanding national reputation is due, in large part, to the talent and dedication of its outstanding faculty and staff. To recognize high achievers throughout its community, the Office of Communications and Advancement is now accepting nominations for the 2020 School of Education Faculty & Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. Winners receive a …

Walker, Dance Department presenting ‘Moonshine’ on Feb. 28

Throughout February, UW-Madison is celebrating  Black History Month via the theme of “Afrofuturism: B(l)ack to the Future.” Events are designed to educate, celebrate, and support the imagination of black existence in 2020 and beyond. Events will celebrate black people through the arts, media, and literature across campus. A full schedule of events can be found here. …

Ruppar receives $1.4M grant to train special education and communication sciences and disorders students together

UW-Madison’s Andrea Ruppar is the principal investigator (PI) on a new $1.4 million grant that will train students at the university how to work with young people who have complex communication needs over the next four years. Ruppar is an associate professor of special education with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special …

CCBC honors ‘Johnny’s Pheasant’ with 2020 Zolotow Award

“Johnny’s Pheasant,” written by Cheryl Minnema and Illustrated by Julie Flett, is the winner of the 23rd annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. The book was edited by Erik Anderson and published in 2019 by the University of Minnesota Press. The award is given by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a …

Global Engagement Office hosts Lunar New Year Celebration

On Friday, Jan. 31, the UW–Madison School of Education’s Global Engagement Office hosted a Lunar New Year celebration, with the help of students Xinyu Lin, Naiwen Si, Dong Chen, and Yoriko Sato. Lin, who directed the planning for the event, is double majoring in Elemnetary Education and Special Education. In her address at the event, she expressed …

Minero-Meza receives Outstanding Women of Color Award from UW–Madison

Laura Minero-Meza, a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is receiving an Outstanding Women of Color Award from UW-Madison. The 2019-20 Outstanding Women of Color come from varied interests, ranging from a Madison City Council member and a computational chemist to an Alzheimer’s research advocate and a university chief of staff. …