By Erin Gretzinger, Morgridge Center Communications Following three years of dedicated service as the faculty director at the Morgridge Center for Public Service, Earlise Ward will be stepping down from the position at the end of the fall 2021 semester. After the Morgridge Center says goodbye to Ward in the coming weeks, she will return to …
WIDA, an educational services organization within the UW–Madison School of Education, received $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Rural Educators Self-Reflecting and Practicing Equity-Centered Teaching with English Learners (Project RESPECT), a program that will help rural K-8 teachers provide effective and equitable literacy instruction for multilingual learners. “Demographic trends tell us …
UW–Madison’s Emily Arthur is the curator of a current exhibition, “Seeing Audubon: Robert Havell Jr. and The Birds of America,” at the Chazen Museum of Art. Arthur is an artist, printmaker, and associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. The show, which runs Dec. 20 – April 3, showcases Arthur’s research focusing on John James …
Vanessa Peña, a doctoral candidate and alumna of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), has started a position as an education policy analyst with the Latino Policy Forum. Peña, who previously earned a master’s degree from ELPA, has a background in K-12 and higher education policy. Her profile on the Latino Policy …
The School of Education honored its Winter 2021 graduates during a Pre-Commencement Celebration Sunday morning, Dec. 19, at the Memorial Union’s Great Hall. The celebration included a traditional Hooding Ceremony for PhD recipients, while students who received their master’s and undergraduate degrees also were recognized and congratulated by Dean Diana Hess. To check out photos …
UW–Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor, the former state superintendent of public instruction, is joining the leadership team of the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). Stanford Taylor will serve as MMSD’s interim assistant superintendent for engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion, the district announced in a news release Wednesday, Dec. 15. Stanford Taylor most recently served as Wisconsin’s state …
UW–Madison’s Clare Haden, a lecturer in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, is a recipient of a McBurney Center Access Award. The McBurney Center Access Awards recognize UW–Madison faculty and staff dedicated to building an inclusive educational community. For 2021, the McBurney Center recognized eight staff and faculty members to celebrate their efforts …
Former UW System President Kevin Reilly is the author of an essay in Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “Dogs and My Academic Life.” Reilly holds an appointment as Regent Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He also is a senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards of …
In an edition of “Conversations with Tim,” WIDA Founder and Director Tim Boals and Chief of Staff Merideth Trahan sat down (virtually) for a discussion with Carl Grant, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. They talked about multicultural and anti-racist education, and how to support underserved and undervalued students. The conversation …
UW–Madison’s Mitch Nathan has been invited to deliver a presentation at an event for teachers in Santiago, Chile, focused on “Enseñando con el Cerebro en Mente / Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, and an affiliate with the departments of Curriculum …