University of Wisconsin–Madison

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School of Education faculty, staff contribute to new book on UW–Madison’s global impact

By Laurel White Several faculty and staff from the School of Education contributed to a recently released book documenting UW–Madison’s history of global impact.  The book, “Wisconsin in the World: Internationalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,” was published this summer. With contributions from dozens of faculty and staff across the university, along with colleagues from …

UW–Madison students win game design challenge

Figure it Sprout, a video game designed by a group of UW–Madison students working out of the School of Education’s Game Lab, housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, won the Jennifer Ann’s Group 2023 Critical Thinking Game Design Challenge. The game, designed by students David Li (design), Quang Nguyen (programming), Gaby Sanchez (writing …

Art Department’s free, public colloquium features lectures by visiting artists from around the country

Discover the latest developments in fine art, craft, and design at the UW–Madison Art Department’s free public lectures by some of the nation’s most prominent artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors. The Art Department’s Visiting Artist Colloquium is a series supported by the Anonymous Fund and the Brittingham Trust. Visiting artist lectures are held …

Dance Department, Jin-Wen Yu Dance present ‘Digging’ Sept. 28-30

The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, and Jin-Wen Yu Dance present “Digging,” a two-part concert of new contemporary dance and older award-winning work by Dance Professor and Chair Jin-Wen Yu, Sept. 28-30 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The first half of the program will include Yu’s beautifully …

CCBC books and poetry on loan for Memorial Library exhibit

“On Various Subjects: 250 Years of Phillis Wheatley,” an exhibit at Memorial Library, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first book of African American poetry and explores its author’s long legacy. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, loaned six children’s books telling Wheatley’s life story for the …

Suspensions ‘really ineffective’ for addressing misbehavior, UW–Madison’s Eklund tells WKOW

Katie Eklund, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, spoke with Madison ABC affiliate WKOW about whether suspensions are worthwhile for elementary school students.  “Out of school suspensions are really ineffective at addressing student misbehavior,” Eklund tells WKOW. “We often think of out of school suspensions as being a punishment, …

Thomas A. Romberg, professor emeritus and internationally recognized leader in mathematics education, dies

Thomas A. Romberg, a professor emeritus with the UW–Madison School of Education, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He was 90 years old. Romberg joined the UW–Madison faculty in 1966, and retired in 2005. Through his almost 40 years on the faculty he became an internationally recognized leader in mathematics education. …

UW–Madison’s Lee discusses his art, experience as an immigrant in The Great Discontent interview

UW–Madison’s Taekyeom Lee, an assistant professor of graphic design in the School of Education’s Art Department, was interviewed last month by The Great Discontent (TGD), a media company “committed to telling the untold stories of today’s artists, makers, and risk takers.” In the interview Lee speaks about his experience as an immigrant, his goals as …

Q&A with Theatre and Drama student Megan Tennessen

Part of the vibrant arts community at UW–Madison, the Department of Theatre and Drama, housed in the School of Education, is home to talented students learning and training alongside faculty with diverse experiences in the performing arts. The department offers a bachelor of science degree for undergraduate students, including an acting option, as well as an …