Professor Chris Walker and alumna Shasparay Irvin of the UW–Madison School of Education will be spotlighted in three Badger Talks LIVE Quick Picks throughout the month of February. Quick Picks are a new, short-form version of Badger Talk LIVE, featuring brief talks ranging from 10 to 15 minutes. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 12 p.m., …
By Kari Dickinson First they run the stairs and work their quads and core. Then they move on to a ball passing drill called the “spiderweb.” You might think this is an athletic team warming up for practice. But these are not athletes, they are actors — and these kinds of drills have become routine …
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 nine outstanding educators …
As we welcome 2023, we wanted to look back and share photos that highlight some of the special moments that took place across our School in 2022. What an amazing year it was! Below are some special moments to remember from across the School of Education, winnowed from the many hundreds of photos our photographers …
The Department of Theatre and Drama’s Robin Fisher is the winner of this year’s Elizabeth S. Pringle Award. This award for UW–Madison university staff with office support titles is awarded on an annual basis by University Staff Shared Governance. It is made possible by a generous grant from Joel Margolis, an emeritus faculty member at …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA). Kelly, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama — who also holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in the Division of Continuing Studies — …
By Kari Dickinson University Theatre’s newest production, “Peter and the Starcatcher” — which opens this week on Thursday, Nov. 17 — offers a chance for audience members of all ages to rediscover a spirit of childlike wonder. This Tony Award-winning play upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be “The Boy …
By Kari Dickinson Tony Award-winning actor and UW–Madison alumnus André De Shields paid a visit to his alma mater on his “day off” last Monday, to see the new exhibit that honors him at Alumni Park. De Shields, who graduated from UW–Madison in 1970 with a BA in English, has achieved an international reputation as one of …
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. This story originally appeared at news.wisc.edu. Aly Renee Amidei: Assistant professor of design in Theatre and Drama Hometown: Streamwood, Illinois Educational/professional background: BA in theatre, Knox College, Galesburg, …
UW–Madison alumna Julie Jackson is the author of a new book, “The Spectacular Theatre of Frank Joseph Galati: Reshaping American Theatre in Chicago, Illinois,” published by Bloomsbury in July 2022. Jackson, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama in 2003, says the book began with research for her dissertation. At the …