University of Wisconsin–Madison

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AERA releases video honoring 2020 award winners, including UW–Madison’s Good and Cheng

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released videos honoring its 2020 award recipients, including UW–Madison’s Annalee Good and Huiping “Emily” Cheng. Good is an assistant scientist with the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), the co-director of WCER’s Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, and director of the WCER Clinical Program. Cheng is an associate researcher in the …

Special education teacher residency program supporting rural schools, UW–Madison students

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Tim Raymond knows all too well the challenges rural school districts in Wisconsin can face in filling open teaching positions — especially in high-need subject areas like special education. Three years ago, following the retirement of a special education teacher who taught at the elementary and middle school levels, Raymond and the Cambria-Friesland School District posted …

Barry honored with Oregon State’s Stone Award for literary achievement

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UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry has been honored with Oregon State University’s Stone Award for literary achievement. Barry is an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity and holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education’s Art Department. Barry is scheduled to be honored on the Oregon State University campus on April 29, 2021, with a virtual …

UW–Madison’s Apple and alumna Verma co-edit ‘Disrupting Hate in Education’

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UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple and alumna Rita Verma have co-edited a book that is titled, “Disrupting Hate in Education: Teacher Activists, Democracy, and Global Pedagogies of Interruption.” Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. Verma earned her doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, and …

Work by UW–Madison’s Li to be presented Nov. 13 at SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival

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The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company will perform a work choreographed by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping for the fifth annual SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival presented by White Wave Dance, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. (Central time). The work will be part of the first of three festival programs that will take place between Nov. 13 and 15. Li is a Vilas …

Studies show social support key to successful academic outcomes for veterans, military service members

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By Lynn Armitage, WCER communications The transition from military to college life can be a socially difficult one for military service members and veterans (SSM/Vs). However, members of this unique and talented student population stand a better chance of success when they are supported by a strong network of fellow students, veteran coordinators, faculty, or …

Diamond, Posey-Maddox publish symposium on suburban schooling and race

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UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox have published a symposium on suburban schooling and race in the journal Equity and Excellence in Education. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), and Posey-Maddox is an associate professor in the School’s Department of Educational …

UW–Madison’s Wang earns major honor from ASHE

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UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang is receiving a significant award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) for her groundbreaking work examining ways to improve the higher education landscape in an effort to help college students find their path to a better life. Her research emphasizes issues of equity in the transfer process among …

Alumna Shasparay is founder, artistic director for Black Arts Matter Festival

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UW–Madison alumna Shasparay Lighteard, a 2020 graduate of the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, is the founder and artistic director of the second Black Arts Matter Festival, presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the Black Arts Matter Festival is an …

Article from alum O’Connor explains importance of teaching culturally

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UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor is the author of a recently published articled titled, “Don’t Just Teach About Cultures — Teach Culturally. Here’s the Difference.” O’Connor is the American Indian Studies Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. He holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. …