The 2023 Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) Conference will center on the theme of “Social Justice and Education.” This annual event looks at equity and justice within the field of education. This year, the conference will explore the complex and contradictory ways that education can simultaneously create, exacerbate, and undermine structures of oppression. How …
By Laurel White Students who are ranked as less capable than their peers in a classroom setting are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than their highly-ranked peers, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The study used data about student mental health gathered by the National …
UW–Madison’s Global Higher Education (GHE) Master’s Degree Program is celebrating its 10th anniversary during the current academic year. The program, housed in the School of Education’s highly ranked Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, focuses on training future generations of professionals and scholars and is known for its family-like, collaborative learning community that utilizes …
By Kari Dickinson “Fences,” August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play about the African American experience, is University Theatre’s newest production, opening March 1. The play, directed by UW–Madison Professor Baron Kelly, tells the story of Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro Baseball League who toils as a garbage man in …
Earlier this month, UW–Madison’s Game Lab, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, hosted a 2023 Global Game Jam (GGJ) event where participants developed three new video games. The event, which took place over a 48-hour period, allowed gamers from around the world to compete against each other to create video …
By Heather Harris, Center for Healthy Minds Approaching the three-year anniversary of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many can attest to the mental health challenges that came with the sudden changes to everyday life as the disease took hold. In schools, teachers and support staff were forced to revamp lesson plans for virtual and …
As you sit down — hopefully somewhere warm and comfy — with this winter edition of Learning Connections, I hope you get the same sense of possibility I felt when revisiting the rich history and reading about new directions we’re taking across the School of Education. Embarking on our School’s 93rd year, I’ve been reflecting …
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present “Moonshine,” on Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Avenue). This free event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean, and Hip-Hop …
School of Education alumna Erika Dickerson-Despenza is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress. Young alumni within 15 years of graduation who have demonstrated exceptional early-career achievement and a positive …
School of Education alumnus David J. O’Connor is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association this past August. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress. Young alumni within 15 years of graduation who have demonstrated …