The woodblock print on display in the lobby of the Department of Theatre and Drama’s Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre shows a simple scene — a man and a woman in a bamboo thicket. They represent the characters of the husband and wife in “Rashomon,” the landmark 1950 film by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. In the …
The Wall Street Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson for an article that is titled, “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost.’” Jackson holds UW–Madison’s Rupple-Bascom Professorship in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also chair of the Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has published a symposium special edition for the journal Educational Theory, focused on “Education’s Autonomy.” Baldacchino is a professor of art and education in the School of Education’s Art Department. Baldacchino organized and edited this special edition with Doron Yosef Hassidim (Lakehead University), with whom he wrote an introduction that is titled, “Education’s …
Jerlando F. L. Jackson was recently appointed to the Rupple-Bascom Professorship by UW–Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John Karl Scholz. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). “I’m thrilled that Professor …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman is a co-author of an op-ed published in Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “A College Completion Program for Both Sides of the Aisle.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. He crafted …
How do you teach about 9/11 to schoolchildren who weren’t even born when the attacks happened? As we approach the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sep. 11, 2001, teachers across the country are — as they do every year — figuring out how to commemorate the anniversary for today’s schoolchildren who have no …
UW–Madison’s Amy Claessens is a co-author of a new paper published in the Educational Researcher that utilizes classroom observations in a large urban school district to better examine kindergarten and kids’ experiences. Claessens is the Gulbrandsen Distinguished Chair in Early Education and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. “An important finding …
It was a beautiful late summer day for members of the School of Education community — many used to seeing each other only in boxes on their computer screens — to reunite for the traditional Welcome Back Bash for faculty and staff, in the North Plaza of the Education Building overlooking Lake Mendota, on Thursday, …
How many times have you passed Lathrop Hall, an early-20th century Renaissance Revival architectural gem overlooking University Avenue, and never given a thought to what goes on inside? Join UW–Madison Dance Professor Chris Walker, who was recently appointed director of the Division of the Arts, as he leads a video tour of this campus asset for UW–Madison News. …
UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Fennema has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Fennema is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The award honors NCTM members who have exhibited a lifetime of achievement in mathematics education at the national level. Fennema spent over 25 years researching …