Performances take place on Friday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 13 at 2:30 p.m., both in Lathrop Hall’s Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space. This concert is being co-presented by UW–Madison’s Dance Department and Li Chiao-Ping Dance. It will include performances from: Simone Linhares Ferro, chair of the Department of Dance at the University …
Unal was recognized on Friday, Sept. 21, at Union South as one of the organization’s “Extra Mile Award Winners.” She is director of UW–Madison’s Office of Child Care and Family Resources, which is administratively housed within the School of Education. In this role, Unal is responsible for the coordination of all five early education and …
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 been adapted for use in curriculum. Over the past three years, there have been almost 200 tours. Bird Bear …
Ruppar and Doren are faculty members with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE). Their funding is being provided via the Spencer Foundation’s small research grants program. Melinda Leko and Kimber Wilkerson, who also are faculty members with RPSE, are co-Investigators on the project. Leko is department chair while Wilkerson is the …
This lab is noteworthy, On Wisconsin reports, for its specialized focus on health outcomes for transgender people. Budge, an associate professor with the Department of Counseling Psychology, is both the founder and the director of the lab. As a Ph.D. student, Budge interviewed a transgender man for her career-counseling course. After discussing his career path …
The School of Education’s Global Higher Education master’s degree program is helping host a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 2, titled “Pathways to Careers in International Higher Education.” The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room (room 159). Participants will learn more about the growing field of international …
The researchers will test the effectiveness of brief episodes of instruction over the course of a semester to build children’s understanding of the equal sign and associated gains in algebraic thinking. Participants in the research will be elementary- and middle- school students. Matthews is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department …
Kaplan is the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. According to the institute’s website, “LISER is an independent institute for social and economic research addressing policy relevant issues based on state-of-the-art scientific methodology. The institute is committed to become a key player for evidence-based …
“My colleagues, both at the campus level and within the School,” says Hamm, who served from 2006 to earlier this month as the School of Education’s associate dean for student academic affairs, and from 1998 to 2006 as the assistant dean/director of education academic services. “I feel very lucky to be a part of that …
The event, which is being hosted by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project, is being held in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. According to materials promoting the event: “The briefing will highlight targeted actions that have threatened affirmative action, claiming discrimination against Asians and whites, and will offer evidence of the …