Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named Morgridge Fellows. They are: The five are among 12 fellows who were selected through a juried process, and will participate in a year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support community-engaged scholarship. Community-engaged scholarship is defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings spoke with NPR about the debate over critical race theory recently, in a report that is headlined, “How Critical Race Theory Went From Harvard Law To Fox News.” Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the president of the National Academy of Education. …
CBS This Morning utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s KT Horning for a video report that is headlined, “Why diverse children’s books are important tools for teaching kids about themselves and others.” Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education. While children have more opportunities now than …
UW–Madison’s Stacey Lee was selected as a 2021 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Lee is the Frederick Erickson WARF Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Lee is among 19 scholars who were selected this year as AERA Fellows on the basis of their distinguished and sustained research achievements. …
UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program, in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, received a shout out in a Madison Magazine article, headlined “5 Madison-area locals giving us fit-spiration.” The article is a Q&A with five fitness-focused locals in the Madison area, who talked about their fitness goals, favorite workouts, and more. Autumn Neugent, a former Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin …
UW–Madison alumna Barbara Gruener is the author of a new children’s book, titled “Mr. Quigley’s Keys.” Gruener earned her bachelor of science in education from the School of Education in 1984. The book, which was written by Gruener and illustrated by Audrye Williams, brings to life the heartwarming story of an unsung hero. “Adapted from …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal recently, as part of the newspaper’s “Know Your Madisonian” series. Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the president of the National Academy of Education. The article chronicles Ladson-Billings’ journey from a working class family, to …
New UW–Madison graduate Stephanie Woodson was featured in UMOJA Magazine recently, in an article headlined “McNair Scholar Demonstrates Unprecedented Strength Amid Adversity.” Woodson earned her bachelor’s degree in health promotion and health equity in May 2021 from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. “Life gave Stephanie Woodson plenty of reasons to just quit. She didn’t,” …
Marianne Spoon was recently named the UW–Madison School of Education’s next associate dean for communications and advancement, a position she is starting on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. In her role as associate dean, Spoon will provide leadership and vision for the Office of Communications and Advancement and its team of marketing, communications, and advancement professionals. …
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. The cover story, headlined “Within every challenge, an opportunity,” spotlights how COVID-19 presented an unexpected crisis. But …