The UW–Madison School of Education believes in big ideas — and in finding ways to bring them to life. Just one year ago, on Aug. 18, 2020, the School launched Impact 2030 — an exciting, $40 million initiative funded by donors that’s designed to dramatically strengthen our already highly regarded School of Education. Impact 2030 centers its …
By WCER Communications WCER researcher Andy Garbacz has received a grant of $4,000,000 from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for a five-year project designed to test the efficacy of a family-school partnership intervention for elementary school students with social, emotional, or behavior concerns. Specifically, Garbacz’s project will measure results of the partnership intervention when school-based specialists …
A research team from UW–Madison has published a paper in Health Education Journal that is titled, “Education and skills training for care partners of hospitalised older adults: a scoping review.” The study was led by Madeline Carbery and Samantha Schwartz, both graduate students in occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Beth Fields, …
This fall, the School of Education’s Art Department is offering two different colloquia options (Art 508 Colloquium in the Arts), including lectures that are free and open to the public. On Wednesday evenings, the colloquium will, as always, host exceptional visiting arts professionals from around the country and the world. The artists will present their works and …
The newly appointed director of UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, Chris Walker, who is also a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department, was featured in the Capital Times in an article that is headlined, “New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism.” The article highlights Walker’s vision, including initiatives that …
Four graduates of the School of Education were among the UW–Madison alumni recognized in Madison365’s “Most Influential Native American Leaders” in Wisconsin list for 2021. Across its schools and colleges, UW–Madison alumni made up nearly one third of all of the leaders recognized on the list. A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from …
On Wednesday, Aug. 11, UW–Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Education and the Assembly Committee on Education during a joint public hearing on Senate Bill 411 and Senate Bill 463. Senate Bill 411 is regarding anti-racism and anti-sexism pupil instruction, and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees …
We challenge our students to change the world. However, they need support to do so. The School of Education is significantly increasing its scholarship and fellowship packages, and utilizing a new strategic plan for equity, diversity, and inclusion to better attract and serve students from groups that are historically under-represented at UW–Madison. These supports, in …
Impact 2030 funding provided for the development of six new short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. The grants support faculty and instructor travel to program sites, as well as summer salary for time spent on course development. These, along with current faculty-led programs, make up a portfolio of eight short-term programs available to School of Education …
In an effort to bolster support for students experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, the UW–Madison School of Education established the Bridge to Success scholarship program. The first round of applications, for students taking 2020 summer term courses, supported 367 scholars and distributed $1.34 million in support. These scholarships were made possible, in part, …