University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW-Madison alum Joseph named president of Georgia Gwinnett College

Joseph currently serves as interim chancellor of Indiana University–South Bend. She was the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at IU–South bend before she was asked to step into her current interim position. Joseph earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1998. Joseph has also previously served as dean of …

VSA reports on autism work of UW–Madison’s Ausderau with the Madison Children’s Museum

The Madison Children’s Museum, after receiving a local grant for accessibility improvements, undertook a deep collaboration resulting in a toolkit for self-evaluation that can provide a model for other cultural institutions, according to VSA. Through a coalition of stakeholders facilitated within the ASD community, UW-Madison’s Ausderau and her team became involved in this project. Ausderau …

Budge receiving 2019 Honorary Rainbow Degree from the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center

Budge is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and head of the Trans Research Lab (TRL). Her research and activism efforts focus on transgender and gender diverse people. The GSCC, founded to honor faculty, staff, or community members who have been a strong partner to their mission, unanimously chose Budge to receive …

UW-Madison’s Bird Bear featured on Milwaukee PBS program ‘Around the Corner’

The second episode which covers Madison, this segment gives insight into some of Madison’s lesser known features. Bird Bear developed the First Nations Heritage Tour to promote understanding of the history of Madison’s landscapes and address major racial equity issues. It was originally developed for American Indian students adjusting to college life, and has since …

Ortiz receives Distinguished Alumni Award from UW–Whitewater

Ortiz earned his Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and now serves as the associate dean of arts and sciences at Madison College, as well as the vice president of the dual-language charter school Nuestro Mundo. Prior to receiving his Ph.D., Ortiz attended UW-Whitewater as an undergraduate. He …

Tone puts spotlight on Art Department’s new Backspace gallery

Doug Rosenberg, a professor of video, performance, and installation art and chair of the Art Department, tells Tone he had noticed an old loading dock in the Arts Lofts building that was filled with forgotten furniture and junk. Rosenberg tells Tone, though, that it “was an artist’s dream space.” Now, after serious rehabilitation from the …

School of Education’s Dueñas, Murrow recognized with 2019 Peer Mentor Awards

Mary Dueñas, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, researches equity issues in higher education, specifically focused on access and success for Latinx first-generation college students attending predominantly white institutions. She uses both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore factors affecting access to, and persistence for, first-generation …

School of Education recognizes 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award winners

Each spring, the School recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday evening, this year’s award-winners were honored during a reception and short ceremony in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea room. To view photos of Thursday’s reception, visit the School’s Facebook Page. The 2019 award winners are: Ann …