UW–Madison alumna Nancy Lesko has been named the interim executive editor of the Teachers College (TC) Record, effective July 1. Lesko, who earned her master’s and PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the Maxine Greene Professor for Distinguished Contributions to Education and chair of the Department of Curriculum & …
The Summer 2022 edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. This latest issue centers on “Rising to the Challenge.” The nation is divided on a range of topics and ongoing divisions are making it difficult to solve problems. In this environment, School of …
By Kari Dickinson The UW–Madison School of Education’s Early Career Teaching Institute will host a public keynote address by Juliana Urtubey, the 2021 National Teacher of the Year, on Tuesday, July 26, at 4 p.m. Both the presentation and reception that follows are in Varsity Hall at Union South, and are free and open to the public. However, registration is …
By Kari Dickinson The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory, housed in the School of Education’s office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Madison Arts Commission through its “Artists at Work” subgrant program. The grant will support providing continuous, part-time employment to three teaching artists as part of the Arts Collaboratory’s …
Three projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 10 seed projects selected to receive grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions …
Four faculty from the School of Education are among the 32 extraordinary members of the UW–Madison faculty who have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Three School of Education faculty were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an …
Many UW–Madison students dream of teaching internationally after they graduate — and a lot of students follow this path. In 2020 UW–Madison ranked No. 1 among Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the U.S. The university has also been a leader in sending students to teach abroad through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program. In addition, …
Two alumni of the UW–Madison School of Education — Laura Chávez-Moreno and Ashley Smith-Purviance — have been selected as 2022 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an assistant professor at UCLA’s César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies. She earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of …
Two scholars with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected as 2022 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellows. UW–Madison graduate student Tyler Hook is pursuing a joint doctoral degree in educational policy studies and cultural anthropology. His research examines the intersections of race/racism, capitalism, and educational development. Hook’s dissertation, entitled “Corporatized Education: Reshaping …
Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, will become UW–Madison’s interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs on June 1. That’s when Provost John Karl Scholz assumes the interim chancellor position. Hess will return to her dean role when Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin formally assumes …