University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison graduate students, alumni presenting at AAHHE conference

The purpose of AAHHE is to bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, and collaborative organizations to address issues and concerns affecting the Latinx community, with a focus on higher education. The Latinx population is the largest ethnic minoritized population in America, and yet ​it is still highly underrepresented in undergraduate and graduate ​enrollments, and graduation rates. …

Oklahoman report on community colleges features expertise of UW–Madison’s Wang

Wang is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and a faculty affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). Her research centers ​on college students’ learning, pathways, and success, with a particular focus on community colleges and STEM education. The article focuses on the utility …

UW–Madison’s Good authors, ‘Teachers at the Table’

“Teachers at the Table: Voice, Agency, and Advocacy in Educational Policymaking,” is based on the simple premise that policy matters in education — and teachers matter to policy. Good is an evaluator and researcher at the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). She is co-director of the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, and director of the WCER …

Schaefer to deliver training for AmeriCorps Wisconsin HealthCorps cohort

At the invitation of Christopher Klesmith, an alumnus of the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, Schaefer will lead this professional development workshop to a group of 19. Five individuals in this cohort are alumni of UW–Madison. Her session will focus on resume and cover letter development. Schaefer is a career consultant with the School …

UW–Madison’s George starts year as fellow of the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development

These scholars began their fellowship by attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14-18. As an undergraduate, George earned a B.S. in neurobiology and worked as a lab manager under Edward Hubbard, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. Hubbard directs …

Education Dive reports on UW–Madison’s new SSTAR lab

The report focuses on the new Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab within the university’s Office of Student Financial Aid. The lab is being led by the School of Education’s Nicholas Hillman, who says he is not aware of any other lab in the nation that is developing such a partnership with a financial aid unit. Hillman …

Dance film from UW–Madison’s Sexe to be screened at two festivals

Sexe is a lecturer with the School of Education’s Dance Department. According to her website, Sexe’s work is grounded in intentionality and clarity of movement. Her work has previously been featured in other festivals, like the World Dance Alliance Festival. The RAD-Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Fest will be taking place March 6-10. This festival, which is …

Department of Theatre and Drama’s ‘Into the Woods’ runs Feb. 21-24

Over 80 UW–Madison students, from first-year to doctoral students, will be involved in the production of this popular musical. They’ll participate in various forms — from singer-actors, to instrumentalists, to stage crew, to designers. “Into the Woods,” created by Stephen Sondheim, connects popular fairytales to tell the story of familiar characters — including Cinderella, Jack …

UW–Madison alum Farrow finalist for Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence

Now a ninth and 10th-grade English teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois, Farrow earned her undergraduate degree in English education from the School of Education in 2006. Following a highly competitive process, 32 educators were selected as finalist for the award, out of over 550 nominations. The award honors outstanding …

UW–Madison’s Barry profiled by Comicsverse.com

Barry is an award-winning author and cartoonist with the School of Education’s Art Department. The associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. Describing her alternative comics as “gloriously wild,” Comicsverse details her long and prolific career, starting with “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” which was originally published without her knowledge in 1978. …