UW–Madison alumna Wai Tung Jocelyn Chan, who earned her BFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2021, is the first place winner of the prestigious 2024 Stanislav Libenský Award. The Libenský Award is an international competition of emerging glass artists organized by the Prague Gallery of Czech Glass. The award was established in …
Three scholars with ties to UW–Madison are receiving recognition in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which spotlight the top 200 education scholars in the United States “who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy.” The Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, released on Jan. 8, are compiled by Rick Hess, an Education …
Are you aspiring to be a school principal or educational leader? The Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis: Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation program at UW–Madison is a fully online and skills-based master’s degree designed for working professionals. Offered through the nation’s No.1-ranked School of Education, the program is led by world-class UW–Madison faculty who help prepare …
Is growth always good in education? Or is it possible that can educators and learners benefit — and systems become more sustainable — while consuming less? A special issue of the journal Nordic Studies in Education, co-edited by UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, examines this question, delving into the concept of “degrowth” in education. In an introduction …
UW–Madison graduate student Carly “Car” Riegger has been honored with a 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities from Arts Midwest. Nine artists from throughout the Midwestern region were selected for this award from over 300 applicants by a panel of seven reviewers. The awardees will receive $3,000 each celebrating their exceptional work and recognizing their …
By Laurel White Leaders of elementary and high schools need more training on how to implement policies that support transgender and gender-diverse students, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The study, published in the American Educational Research Journal, conducted and analyzed interviews with 36 school administrators and policy consultants in Illinois …
By Laurel White A new research project led by two School of Education faculty members seeks to increase understanding of the experiences of disabled graduate students and faculty in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will focus on graduate students and faculty studying and teaching …
A School of Education student was featured in a recent campus news story spotlighting three of UW–Madison’s inaugural rural peer advisers. These advisers are current college students, employed by the College for Rural Wisconsin, who fan out to rural schools and communities to answer questions, provide information, and share first-person insights with students, parents, and …
By Laurel White “Prepare for a human presence at Mars.” A simple phrase, but one that packs a galactic punch — especially for the self-professed space nerds among us. The language is part of a plan released last year by the Mars Exploration Program at NASA. The plan outlines a slew of goals for the …
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry believes that anybody has the ability to draw or make comics. The struggle, says the legendary artist and author, “is putting pen to paper and getting out of your head long enough to make something.” In a recent interview with NPR’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Barry, an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity …