UW–Madison alumna Shasparay Lighteard, a 2020 graduate of the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, is the founder and artistic director of the second Black Arts Matter Festival, presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the Black Arts Matter Festival is an …
The Capital Times recently spotlighted the work of UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, who joined the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama this fall. Kelly is a professor of acting with the Department of Theatre and Drama and holds a concurrent appointment with the Department of Continuing Studies’ Odyssey Project, which offers UW–Madison humanities classes for adult students …
Each fall, UW–Madison welcomes and celebrates new and recently promoted faculty of color at a reception hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. This year’s virtual event recognized nearly 85 new faculty and 36 faculty promoted to associate professor or …
UW–Madison’s David Furumoto is part of the cast of the virtual performance of the play “Haiku,” by Judy Dove, which was presented by Goodly Frame Theatre as part of its Zoom Fest 2020, Series 2. Furamoto is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as the artistic director of …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly and Bob Skloot will be featured panelists for the Alliance of Jewish Theatre’s September webinar, “Jewish Theatre — Looking Back, Going Forward.” Kelly is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, and Skloot is an emeritus professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama. From the Alliance’s official description …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been named to the board of the Harold Pinter Review, a journal published by the International Harold Pinter Society. A Nobel Prize-winning playwright, actor, and director, Harold Pinter was born in 1930 in London, England, and died in …
During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Baron Kelly Title: Professor, Department of Theatre and Drama. He holds a joint appointment with the Division of Continuing Studies’ Odyssey Project. Hometown: New York …
During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Megan Reilly Title, including department and school: Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Drama, School of Education Hometown: Nashua, New Hampshire Educational/professional background: MFA, Theatre …
The UW–Madison School of Education is welcoming 16 new faculty members to campus during the upcoming 2020-21 academic year, which is one of the largest cohorts to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. “What makes our School so unique and outstanding is the depth and breadth of outstanding faculty members across …
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, …