By Janet L. Kelly, WCER Communications A new report reveals second-year research findings from a unique study of current and former UW–Madison students of HMoob (Hmong)* descent, a population of students rarely researched in higher education. The qualitative study, based on the participation of nearly 100 members of the university’s HMoob American student community, focuses on how their ethnic studies …
What do we gain when we include diverse communities in the conversation on climate change? And what do we lose when we don’t? On Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m., scientists, engineers, experts and leaders from diverse backgrounds — including School of Education PhD students Dawn Crim and Yaa Oparebea Ampofo — bring their perspectives …
UW–Madison’s Tomiko Jones, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is among the panelists in an Earth Day event hosted by the 2021 Global Georgia Initiative public events series of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia. The event will take place via Zoom at 4 pm Eastern time (3 …
UW–Madison’s Mark H. (a.k.a. The NeoGriot) was featured on Mar. 24 in the African Studies Program’s Africa at Noon series in a talk titled, “The Way of the NeoGriot: Towards a True African American Theater.” Mark H. is an assistant professor (acting and directing) in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, and an affiliate of the African …
The School of Education’s Global Engagement Office is hosting a talk with Paul Whitinui (Ngā Puhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī, Pākehā) on Thursday, Apr. 29, at noon, that is titled, “More than an Acknowledgement: Putting First Peoples First in the Academy.” Whitinui is from the Confederation of Tribes (He Whakaputanga O Te Rangatiratanga O Nu Tireni) in the …
UW–Madison student Sarah Lent and alumna Julie Kallio are both receiving 2021 awards from Division A (Administration, Organization, and Leadership) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Lent is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA). She is one of four recipients of Division A’s Foster-Polite Scholarship, a …
The School of Education’s Latinx Affinity Group and Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) invites students who identify as Latinx to join them for an event, titled “Stressed? RELEASE IT!” on Friday, Apr. 23, from 4 – 6 p.m. The goals of the event are to: The first 25 registrants will be mailed a …
UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira is receiving a 2021 Advancement of Knowledge Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Vieira is a professor and the Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The award honors an empirical research publication in the previous two years that …
The Week of the Young Child is being celebrated April 10-16 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The purpose of this week is to focus the spotlight on the needs of young children and their families, and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. This …
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents the H’Doubler Concert, a livestream event of new student work from 13 student choreographers, including Alexis Baynard, Jessica Billings, Olivia Bruhn, Akiwele Burayidi, Sarah Dewey, Courtney Kopchinski, Sarah Langdon, Emma Miquelon, Caitriona Quirk, Katie Soldatke, Abbi Stickels, Grace Stuckey, and Rakhi Winston. The works have been scheduled in three separate programs and …