University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW-Madison’s Jackson, alum Frazier showcased in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and the chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Frazier, the athletic director at Northern Illinois University, earned a master’s degree from …

Underwood discusses Gov. Evers’ education funding proposal with WPT

Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education. She discusses the likelihood that the governor’s education funding proposal will pass the budgeting process, and whether the funds will meet the needs of teachers in the state. Underwood tells Freyberg that although some …

First extensive study of long-term English learners finds significant differences across U.S.

The nearly year-long study, conducted by experts on multilingual learners at UW–Madison, is based on population data from 15 states that track students who remain classified as English learners for five or more years. They found the population of LTEL students varies from 2 to 24 percent across the states studied. “Currently, one in five …

UW–Madison’s Baldridge both a youth worker and community-based educator

But she serves another role, as a community-based educator. An assistant professor in the School of Education, Baldridge teaches in the Department of Educational Policy Studies. She was selected as a recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award and is the inaugural recipient of the Excellence in Community-based Learning award. While the award recognizes the recipients as the …

UW–Madison researchers publish, ‘Exploring the Situated and Cultural Aspects of Communication in the Professions’

Co-authors included UW-Madison’s Bailey Smolarek, Kelly Norris Martin of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and UW-Madison’s Luke Scrivener. The study is titled, “Exploring the Situated and Cultural Aspects of Communication in the Professions: Implications for Teaching, Student Employability, and Equity in Higher Education.” This report explains how skills, like communication, are defined and used is …

Apple delivers commencement speech for teacher education program at University of Crete

Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. Apple also recently delivered the opening keynote address at the Conference on Democratic Education in Ankara, Turkey. His presentation was titled, “Building and Defending Democratic Schools.” In addition, his book, “Teachers and Texts: A Political Economy of Class and Gender Relations in …

WisContext report on refugee resettlement features research of Wolfgram, Vang

Wolfgram is an anthropologist of education and a senior researcher at the CCWT, housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Vang also works with the CCWT, as an undergraduate research assistant. This WisContext article explores the difficulty refugees face when it comes to education. While many refugees who come to the U.S. …

Experimental movie from UW-Madison’s Hilyard to be exhibited at art festival in Cuba

Hilyard is a professor of digital arts with the School of Education’s Art Department. He works primarily in 3D digital modeling and animation, often relating his work to “the sublime,” often described as an ecstatic experience that places the viewer within some kind of larger context. FIVAC has taken place annually in Camagüey since 2008, each …

Annual Performing Ourselves Showcase returns on May 4

This year’s event will take place in the H’Doubler Performance space in UW–Madison’s Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave). ​The event is free and open to the public. The program, which is co-directed by UW-Madison’s Kate Corby and Mariah LeFeber, has provided a series of experiential movement and performance classes to over 350 under-resourced local youth …

Radomski talks about finding that Wisconsin had 4th biggest drop in funding for higher education

This was ​according to a State Higher Education Executive Officers Association report that was released earlier this month. That report found that just three states — Oklahoma, West Virginia and Mississippi — saw a larger drop ​in funding over the five years. The article ​included the expertise of the UW–Madison’s Noel Radomski, managing director of the Wisconsin Center …