Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is one of three UW–Madison investigators who have been awarded a 2020 Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Program grant. McQuillan was awarded a grant for her research project investigating the work experiences and health of trans …
School districts across the state and around the country are struggling to find enough qualified teachers — and these staffing challenges are growing. In an effort to help bolster Wisconsin’s teacher workforce and give the state’s schoolchildren access to the high-quality educators they deserve, the UW–Madison School of Education launched a bold new program Tuesday, …
Zara González Hoang, a 2002 alumna of the School of Education’s Art Department, has written and illustrated a new picture book, titled “A New Kind of Wild.” Published by Penguin Random House, the book “celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home.” From the …
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Beth Graue in an article providing parents with advice on how to approach the upcoming school year, given that many school districts are beginning the year with hybrid or virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School …
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 Summer Term courses, supported 374 scholars. These scholarships were funded via a legacy gift to the School that was …
(Editor’s note: Since this story was published, Tim Gattenby has retired from his position with the Department of Kinesiology as a distinguished faculty associate and director of the Adapted Fitness program. The new coordinator of the program is Kecia Doyle.) One pillar of the Impact 2030 initiative centers on the UW–Madison School of Education’s commitment …
Ask Li-Ching Ho about her background and research interests, and it’s easy to start thinking of her as an expert in “global education.” Similarly, it doesn’t take long to understand why she was named co-director of the UW–Madison School of Education’s new Global Engagement Office in June 2019. Ho, who is an associate professor with …
The UW–Madison School of Education’s offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI), and Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) will host a symposium, Leading Antiracist School Communities, on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. “Leading Antiracist School Communities means creating and promoting school cultures that value and support inclusive curriculum, pedagogy, and policies, while …
Former UW System president Kevin Reilly wrote an article for the winter/spring 2020 issue of AACU’s Liberal Education, titled “Get a Job and Get a Life — with James Joyce: Why Reading the ‘Jocoserious’ Joyce Is Useful Fun.” In the article, Reilly reflects on his time as a professor teaching about James Joyce, and he …
By Chelsea Hylton, University Communications When high schools cut athletes from sports teams, it can be painful for those who didn’t make the team. But it also has wider implications, according to research from UW–Madison’s Mayrena Hernandez, a graduate student with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Larger schools seem to cut more athletes than smaller …