Katie Eklund appeared on PBS NewsHour recently for a report titled, “Student-led network helps address shortage of mental health professionals in schools.” The report is part of the series, “Early Warnings: America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis.” Eklund is an associate professor with the School Psychology program in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. …
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, …
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 …
UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad spoke with WalletHub recently about the role of college towns and their importance for students. Conrad is a professor emeritus of higher education and former Vilas Distinguished Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The story explores how colleges influence the communities in which they reside, …
Madison365’s 2023 list of “Wisconsin’s 51 Most Influential Black Leaders” spotlights six individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education. Those featured are “elected leaders, business leaders, and community leaders, doing difficult, important work, often in the face of discrimination and literally generations of oppression,” according to Madison365’s CEO and publisher, Henry Sanders. Of the …
UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently appeared on two podcasts and a radio program to talk about her award-winning book, “Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality.” The book presents an ethnographic account of two school districts in the Midwest responding to rapidly …
UW–Madison’s Tessa Michaelson Schmidt discussed racial and gender representation in children’s literature with Scientific American earlier this month. Schmidt is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is administratively housed in the School of Education. “There are just so many more choices of books (reflecting) the multifaceted complexity of individual lives,” Schmidt …
Wausau ABC affiliate WAOW spotlighted the School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC) recently, led by UW–Madison’s Stephen Kilgus, Katie Eklund, and Andy Garbacz. The story, headlined “UW–Madison guides new national center to address lack of school mental health providers,” reports that the researchers have been awarded a $10.4 million federal contract to launch and operate the …
A School of Education faculty member recently lent his expertise on direct admissions — a practice that allows high school graduates automatic admission to colleges and universities — to Milwaukee’s CBS58. Taylor Odle is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies. The story focused on the Universities of Wisconsin’s plans to launch …
School of Education faculty member David Williamson Shaffer recently offered his expertise on artificial intelligence in and out of the classroom to news stories aired on CBS58 in Milwaukee and the statewide Spectrum News 1 network. Shaffer is the Sears Bascom Professor of Learning Analytics and the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Learning Sciences in …