University of Wisconsin–Madison

Author: nfetter

UW–Madison alum Reyes to receive Campbell Lifetime Achievement award

Reyes earned his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1985 before spending time with the department as an assistant professor. Today, he is a professor of education leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Reyes is passionate about education research and the craft of …

Apple delivers two lectures overseas on ‘The Challenges of Critical Education’

Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies. Apple delivered the Sara Fielden Memorial Lecture on “The Challenges of Critical Education” at the University of Manchester in England. He then went on to give the Studia Generalia Lecture on “The Challenges of Critical Education” at The University of the Arts in …

‘Intervention: Indigo,’ which includes work of UW–Madison’s Walker, transformed into multi-media exhibit in Mexico

“Intervention: Indigo” was first performed by Laura Anderson Barbata in collaboration with the Brooklyn Jumbies, Jarana Beat, and Walker, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. Their original 2015 performance began at the Bushwick police precinct, meandered through the neighborhood, and ended in an area populated by artists. This project “is a …

Tochon visits China to share thoughts on innovation and development in Chinese universities

UW–Madison’s François Victor Tochon was invited and greeted as “a representative of Wisconsin’s academic talent.” Tochon is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education, and leads the World Language Education Program. At this conference, experts were asked to develop policy recommendations to “support Chinese talent policy in Henan …

Spring 2019 UW–Madison Artist in Residence Newsome to offer course on multimedia collage

First Wave Learning Community, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and the School of Education’s Dance Department will be co-sponsoring Newsome’s residency. Newsome’s work highlights the contributions of marginalized communities, and discusses as well as questions the social hierarchy. His work is multidisciplinary: Newsome combines a variety of practices — like collage, sculpture, film, dance, …

Limited access to athletic trainers leads to unreported, mismanaged sports concussions

The lead author on the paper is UW–Madison’s Timothy McGuine, who earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 2005 in continuing and vocational education. Today, McGuine is a senior scientist and the research coordinator for the UW Health Sports Medicine Center. Co-authors on the paper include …

New book from UW–Madison’s Baldacchino, ‘Art as Unlearning,’ out Dec. 13

In this book, Baldacchino pushes past traditional art education aspects and uses examples of path-breaking artists to “advance a scenario where unlearning is uniquely presented to us by the diverse practices that we identify with the arts.” He describes the concept of learning as being “hijacked by foundational paradigms such as developmental narratives” and cites …

State Journal spotlights ‘Peaceful Families, Peaceful Schools’ class led by UW–Madison’s Kornblum

The State Journal explains that this six-week class engages families once every week to build skills like emotional self-regulation, interpersonal communication and impulse control. The goal of the course is to decrease bullying and increase better behavior outcomes. Families and students enjoy exercises like working with stress cloths, which are designed to help children visualize …

Glass Holiday Ornament Sale and Blow Your Own Ornament event Dec. 15-16

This holiday season, the School of Education’s glass program invites the public to find their inner artist. They will be hosting their annual Glass Holiday Ornament Sale and Blow Your Own Ornament event from Dec. 15-16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., alongside the glass lab and the Mad Gaffers, UW–Madison’s glassblowing club. At this event, …

Alum Navarro restructures leadership development program at Rutgers

Navarro, now the senior associate athletic director for leadership development and strategic priorities at Rutgers, was once in the daunting role of student-athlete herself. Before earning her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2012, Navarro was a rower and a track and field athlete who shared a common …