UW–Madison’s Tandem Press is hosting spring performances of its annual Friday Jazz Series beginning Feb. 23, followed by performances on March 14 and May 15. The event features students from UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music’s jazz studies program in multiple concerts throughout the spring season. Attendees will listen to jazz music, learn about art …
On Wisconsin spotlighted the work of UW–Madison faculty member Helen Lee in the Winter 2023 issue of the award-winning alumni magazine. The article, headlined “Blowpipe Prose,” explores how Lee’s work merges glass, language, and graphic design. “One thing that has brought me great pleasure is finding shared vocabulary between glass and design thinking,” says Lee, …
UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, wrote the forward for the forthcoming book, “Dance, Technology, and Social Justice: Individual and Collective Emancipation Through Embodied Techniques,” by Kaustavi Sarkar. The book is scheduled to be published on April 24 by McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and general-interest nonfiction books. …
Abby Sunde, an undergraduate student pursuing a BFA in the School of Education’s Art Department, was highlighted in a recent Division of Arts video, titled “Arts for Everyone, Everywhere: Melting biology with glass at the UW–Madison Glass Lab.” Sunde’s focus is glass and drawing, and she has returned to school to blend earlier pursuits in …
John Baldacchino, an art education professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the author of a new paper that explores his experience writing about philosophy in Maltese. “I am pleased by this paper,” Baldacchino says, “as for me it’s a first where I invite my English-speaking readers to engage with my native Maltese …
A short film that honors the legacy of artist and UW–Madison professor Truman Lowe has been awarded a regional Emmy. The film, “Exploring the Artistic Process of Truman Lowe: A Journey Through Native American Art & Education,” spotlights Lowe’s artistic achievements and teaching legacy and was premiered by Discover Wisconsin on April 19. In November, …
On Dec. 17, hundreds of winter graduates earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Among them was Madisson Delebeck, an art and biochemistry double major who was spotlighted as a “notable grad” in a campus news story for her unusual pairing of academic interests. “I want to show people that they don’t have to settle for one …
As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023. Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the ability to recognize outstanding educators via the Honored Instructor program. Through this program, University Housing takes nominations from students who want to honor and recognize instructors who challenge students, make learning fun, and/or are inspiring. This fall’s list of Honored Instructors includes five outstanding educators …
A game developed by UW–Madison alums Max Puchalsky and Kyle Herrera with their artist collective, Solarpunk Surf Club, was honored at this year’s 2023 Games for Change Awards. Puchalsky and Herrera both earned their MFA degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2020. Their game, Solarpunk Futures, received the award for Best Board …