Aaron Bird Bear and Omar Poler will be leading a presentation for The University Roundtable speaker series on Oct. 16 titled, “Our shared future: Teaching the 12,000-year human story of campus.” Bird Bear (Mandan and Hidasta) is the School of Education’s assistant dean for student diversity programs and is an enrolled member of the Three …
MEP is a research-practice partnership between the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). The Partnership runs an annual funding cycle for UW–Madison faculty and staff to encourage them to work with the school district. An overarching goal of the Partnership is to identify actions the district could …
UW-Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn recently delivered a presentation at TypeCon, an annual typography-focused convention that took place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Minneapolis. Ahn is an assistant professor of graphic design with the School of Education’s Art Department. TypeCon is held by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados, and focuses on the areas of typography, type …
The School of Education’s Brett Nachman is co-leading a campus workshop on Friday, Sept. 27 titled, “Universal Design for Learning: What, Why and How.” Nachman is a doctoral student with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He will be co-facilitating the event with Devin Wixon, an associate director of UW–Madison’s Delta Program, which is offering …
UW–Madison’s David Rosenthal will become president of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) in October. Rosenthal is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, which he chaired from 2007-11. He also served as associate dean of curriculum and international affairs in the School of Education from 2012-16. Rosenthal’s …
A show from UW–Madison’s Derrick Buisch, a professor of painting and drawing with the Art Department, is being housed at the School of Education Gallery through Oct. 30. This exhibition is titled, “Intermission” and features paintings from Buisch that he completed during a recent sabbatical. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19, from …
Bascom Hill looks a little bit different than it did at the end of the spring semester. But there’s a good reason for the fences and detours. Crews are busy replacing underground utilities, some of which date back to the 1890s. While UW-Madison is a campus with a great appreciation for history, that’s a little too historic. …
Jin-Wen Yu Dance and UW–Madison’s Dance Department are presenting “Page,” an evening of thought-provoking and visually stimulating contemporary dance. Shows run Sept. 12-14 at Lathrop Hall’s Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space. This concert features Yu’s choreography spanning from 2016 to the present, including works that have been performed nationally and internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe …
With the start of the new academic year, the leadership within UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts will be transitioning. Outgoing Director John Baldacchino will assume a role as professor of arts education in the School of Education’s Art Department. Susan Zaeske, associate dean of arts and humanities in the College of Letters & Science, will serve as the interim …
With the release of the 2019 College Scorecard in May and the fall semester just days away, some again are asking, “Does higher education cost more than it’s worth?” And this time, graduate school debt is under scrutiny, as it offers a mixed bag of pros and cons tied to students’ race and family incomes. In a recent …