University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Real Talk for Real Change symposium on March 24 will focus on trans care

Deeply rooted binary conceptions of gender have negatively impacted the physical and mental health of trans individuals and communities. The next Real Talk for Real Change symposium, “Trans Care in Wisconsin,” will bring together leading community-engaged scholars to share thoughts on critical issues in trans care, including particular difficulties faced by trans people of color and …

UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents ‘Whoopensocker LIVE!’

The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents “Whoopensocker LIVE!” at the new Madison Youth Arts Center, 1055 E. Mifflin Street in Madison. Performances will be held March 24 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. and March 26 at 11:00 a.m.  Whoopensocker performers will bring to life the extraordinary creativity of kids on stage, featuring the works of students from …

Mapping rural colleges project receives additional media coverage

A study that is led by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Their Communities,” has received additional media coverage recently. The study — which previously was spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed — was featured in a Diverse Issues in Higher Education article that is headlined, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Universities.” It was also highlighted in The Daily Yonder — which …

UW–Madison to host international printmaking conference March 16-19

The printmaking area within the UW–Madison Art Department will be host to the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference next week, bringing over 700 printmakers and arts professionals in all stages of their careers to campus. Taking place from March 16-19, the conference, titled “Our Shared Future,” expands on the definition of “print” to include an interdisciplinary …

Paper examines the ‘culture’ of having multiple internships

UW–Madison’s Matthew Wolfgram and Vivien Ahrens are the authors of a new paper published in the Journal of Education and Work that is titled, “ ‘One internship, two internships, three internships … more!’: exploring the culture of the multiple internship economy.” Wolfgram is the assistant director and an anthropologist of education at the Center for Research …

Ochrach in Counseling Psychology receives campus TA award

Chase Ochrach, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is a recipient of a UW–Madison Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant (TA) Award for 2021. Ochrach received the Excellence in Community-based Learning Teaching Award — a new award this year — which recognizes TAs who have demonstrated outstanding instruction using a community-based learning approach. Ochrach …

UW–Madison’s Apple provides insight into Wisconsin political battles over schools

Up North News utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Michael Apple for a recent article that is titled, “Wisconsin GOP’s War on Public Schools Enters Primetime with Tuesday’s School Board Elections.” Apple is a professor emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies. The article highlights how school board elections, “once sleepy, …

Conney Conference March 27-30 will explore changing landscape of Jewish arts

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies presents the 8th biennial Conney Conference on Jewish Arts at UW–Madison, from March 27-30. All events are free and open to the public. The Conney Conference on Jewish Arts will address themes of interdisciplinarity, diversity, and intersectionality in the changing landscape of the Jewish Arts. In a moment in which we …

Learners ‘search for shipwrecks’ in new Field Day Lab adventure game

UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab, housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has launched a new learning game through PBS Wisconsin Education that is titled, “The Legend of the Lost Emerald: Searching for Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.” In the point-and-click adventure game, learners use critical thinking and historical inquiry skills to recover stories about …

UW–Madison alumnus Teitelbaum addresses conflict over critical race theory in Kappan magazine article

UW–Madison alumnus Kenneth Teitelbaum is the author of a new article in Kappan magazine that is headlined “Curriculum, conflict, and critical race theory.” Teitelbaum earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1985. A former high school social studies teacher, education professor, and college dean, he is most recently the author …