Last month, UW–Madison’s Henrique Nardi was elected to the board of directors of ATypI, the International Typography Association, for a three-year term. Nardi is a graphic design lecturer in the School of Education’s Art Department, specializing in graphic design, photography, and typography. He is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, where in 2003 he started a …
By WCER Communications Answering local needs amid a national emergency, UW−Madison faculty members and their partners in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will use a new, $6 million grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in Madison schools. The goal is to prepare a new generation of school psychologists equipped with the knowledge …
Rachel Hulsey recently appeared on a podcast run by UW–Madison’s Alissa Oleck, the assistant dean for professional degrees and certificates, to talk about the School of Education’s MS in Educational Psychology: Professional Educators (MSPE) program. Hulsey is graduating in May from MSPE, and previously earned a BS in elementary education from the School of Education’s …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman was recently interviewed by Marketplace for a report that is headlined, “What would happen if everyone just stopped paying their student debt?” The Marketplace report looks at President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation plan, and discusses the issue of student debt with professionals from across the country. “Our student loan repayment system has …
A team of UW–Madison researchers, including the School of Education’s Daniel Lisowski and Caleb Probst, are co-authors of a chapter in the “Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality” that is titled, “Augmented Reality (AR) into Live Theatrical Performance.” Lisowski is an associate professor with the School’s Department of Theatre and Drama, while Probst is a PhD …
UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping has been invited with her performance company to attend the inaugural Ingenium Think Tank/Symposium, “Cultivating a Culture of Creativity in the Workplace,” at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 21-23. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. She …
By Laurel White You’re a fresh-out-of-college journalist and you have three hours to write a breaking news story about historic flooding in your new home, a small Wisconsin town known for its cherry festival. City Hall won’t provide a comment — a spokesperson refers you to a stale website. Volunteers helping with response efforts are …
UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal has received the Distinguished Researcher from Underrepresented Groups Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The CEC is the primary professional organization for disability research and the field of special education. Bal is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, as well as the …
UW–Madison alumna Ann Dallman published the second book in her award-winning middle-grade series — the Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries — in June. Dallman earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism education from the School of Education in 1970. The series follows the adventures of Cady Whirlwind Thunder, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage who is attending …
A story that appeared in the Menominee Nation News spotlighted a recent visit by 14 UW–Madison students to the College of Menominee Nation’s Kenesha campus to learn about tribal colleges and universities. The students were part of Professor Clifton F. Conrad’s summer term course, Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education. During the two-day visit, they participated …