UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Peking University President Hao Ping helped open a major conference on international higher education held in Beijing May 25-26. “The U.S. and China need each other,” Blank said in her opening remarks at the fifth Peking University-University of Wisconsin Workshop on Higher Education. “And our universities need each other. We …
Getting past the basic “yes” or “no” question on college internships — just asking whether a student did one or not — to get a deeper understanding of the “whys” and “what-ifs” around these on-the-job experiences is at the heart of a new working paper co-authored by UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora, a research scientist with the …
With the legitimacy of science increasingly under attack, UW–Madison’s John Rudolph has authored a new book that explains how and why we teach science in schools matters. Rudolph, who started his career as a middle and high school science teacher in Wisconsin, notes that while there is a strong belief in this country that science …
UW-Madison’s Robert Enright has been invited to represent Division 3 (Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science) of the American Psychological Association (APA) at the annual Spielberger EMPathy Symposium on Aug. 9 in Chicago. Each year, three distinguished and prominent individuals are invited to talk and exchange ideas on the themes of Empathy, Motivation, and …
UW-Madison alumna Angie Eilers has recently launched a software company, UR Turn, that is targeted at education planning for middle and high school students. Eilers earned her master’s from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology in 1992, and later received her Ph.D. from the School’s Department Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1998. …
Faculty members from UW-Madison are part of a new group of higher education leaders being brought together to examine ways to help school districts address the critical problem of recruiting and retaining special education teachers. These efforts are being led by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), which is bringing together experts …
UW-Madison alumnus Nick Scull was featured among various professionals in American Psychology Association’s (APA) story on American psychologists working abroad. Scull earned his Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology in 2009. Now, Scull is applying what he learned to his work in Kuwait with Arab and Muslim communities. After earning his degree, Scull …
After 41 years on the UW-Madison Campus and 34 years of continuous service, Dr. Gloria Hawkins, assistant vice provost in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement and director of the Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program, is announcing her retirement. Hawkins earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
UW-Madison student Adam Corkery was selected by the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) to receive the 2019 American Kinesiology Association National Master’s Scholar Award. Corkery recently earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology this spring, while also working in the Barnes Lab. Corkery studies exercise physiology, having already published work on how exercise’s improvement …
UW-Madison alumna Rita Platt is the author of a new book, “Working Hard, Working Happy,” that is to be released by Routledge in July. Platt earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education from UW-Madison’s School of Education in 1996. In her new book, Platt shows how educators can create a joyful classroom community in which …