University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Enright delivers presentations about forgiveness work at conferences overseas

Enright is a professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. He has pioneered the study of forgiveness in locations across the globe for more than three decades. On Jan. 9 Enright gave a keynote address titled, “Forgiveness among those in Prison: From Practice to research outcomes” to the forensics conference, …

WKOW spotlights video game that’s helping teachers generate excitement in the classroom

“Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case” was co-created by UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab and Wisconsin Public Television — and has already been used by 28,000 children since October. The Field Day Lab, directed by David Gagnon, is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. The video game, developed to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s …

Alum Simms publishes book highlighting history of Madison’s black pioneers

Muriel Simms is the editor of “Settlin’: Stories of Madison’s Early African American Families.” This collection of oral histories was published late last year by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Simms, 74, grew up in Madison, attending the city’s public schools and later UW–Madison, where she received three degrees — including two from the School of Education. …

Regents approve new health promotion and health equity degree program

The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers. The bachelor of science in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) will be housed in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The program will be run in collaboration with two other units within the School, …

Hess speaks with WPR for report on, ‘Why Are Fewer Wisconsin Students Studying To Become Teachers?’

Hess was recently named co-chair of a task force that’s designed to help identify how University of Wisconsin System institutions can better meet Wisconsin’s need for more teachers and school leaders. Hess is co-chairing this group with Deborah Kerr, president-elect of AASA, the national School Superintendents Association, and current superintendent of the Brown Deer School …

Farrar Edwards speaks with WISC about groundbreaking All of Us project

Farrar Edwards, who is helping lead the historic project, is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She also is a professor in the Department of Medicine with the School of Medicine and Public Health. Denman is the All of Us project manager. The mission of All of Us, which is one year underway, is …

Mind and Life blog showcases mindfulness research of UW–Madison’s Goldberg

Goldberg is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, and he is an affiliate with the university’s Center for Healthy Minds. Mind & Life notes the exceptionalism of his work, saying few researchers undertake the challenge of analyzing impacts of mindfulness across the mental health field as a whole. Goldberg and …

SSTAR Lab examining solutions for making higher education more affordable

Perhaps surprisingly, however, Hillman notes that much of the work being done in this realm isn’t closely linked to financial aid offices and practitioners on the front lines who are working with students and their families on a consistent basis. “The people who work in financial aid have to be aware of a range of …

Chronicle spotlights Hora’s work on internships

And among the people The Chronicle spotlights is UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora and his scholarly research on internships. Hora is an assistant professor of adult and higher education in the Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies, and is an affiliate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also a …

Madison365 celebrates graphic novel co-authored by UW-Madison’s Robinson

Robinson is a senior research associate with Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory, which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. His research has a particular emphasis on African American males and individuals with dyslexia, which stems from his lived experience as a black male with Dyslexia. Robinson also currently serves as a …