By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, was recently featured in an article from the Marin Independent Journal, “Marin native’s new film explores the importance of community later in life,” about his film, “The Sea.” The film will be shown at the 2026 San Francisco Dance Film …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, was recently featured in an In Business Madison article, “All in on AI,” where she shared her expertise on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. The article focuses on UW–Madison’s new College of …
By Amellia Fowler Research by UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle and Sky Duke on low-income student success in higher education was recently spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed and TheEduLedger. The articles highlight findings from “High Performing Pell Institutions: Identifying and Exploring Colleges and Universities with High Low-Income Student Success,” a study co-authored by Odle, Duke, and Elizabeth …
A Washington Post obituary highlights the remarkable life and career of UW–Madison alumna Mary Tsingou Menzel, who died recently at age 97. The obituary recounts how Menzel was among the many women who joined the Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico during the early years of the Cold War. Hired to perform mathematical calculations by …
Teaching artists are deeply valuable members of the education community and should be funded accordingly, a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member argued in a recent editorial. Erica Halverson, chair of the Department of Theatre & Drama and professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, pushed for year-round, well-paid jobs for teaching artists in …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and a researcher with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about how middle and high school students are taught about the September 11 attacks. In the Weekend Edition Sunday segment, Stoddard …
A recent issue of On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s alumni magazine, featured an article about the 100th anniversary of the Dance Department. The School of Education’s Dance Department is home to the first academic dance program in the United States, founded in 1926. “From that beginning, generations of dancers, choreographers, and instructors have carried the Madison influence …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Jerry Jordan, an academic and multicultural advisor in the School of Education, recently completed a portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell. A recent Capital Times article, “Why a Dane County judge displays a Supreme Court justice portrait,” explores the story behind …
By Alana Wasserman UW–Madison’s B. Bradford Brown was recently quoted in The Capital Times discussing a question many parents are asking: How much screen time is OK for kids? Children are spending more time than ever on their devices and social media. The article spoke with three UW–Madison experts, including Brown, about the positive and …
UW–Madison alumnus and award-winning children’s book author Kevin Henkes recently shared what makes a good children’s book on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life.” Henkes, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1983, has written and illustrated nearly 50 picture books and more than a dozen children’s novels. In the …