Students need more than “generic soft skills and internships” to be prepared for the workforce, writes UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora in an opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed. Instead, he argues, they need work-integrated classroom learning and pathways to build career readiness. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of …
Media outlets from across the country are tapping into Nick Hillman’s expertise to help them put the topic of federal student loan programs in perspective. Hillman is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities. He …
During a six-week stretch in the fall semester, the UW–Madison School of Education hosted 22 teachers from 12 countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. The visiting educators were part …
Three of Brava magazine’s “2023 Women to Watch” have ties to UW–Madison’s School of Education. Brava explains that its “12 Women to Watch represent individuals who are community changemakers, leaders, and creative thinkers with ideas that can shape entire industries. Their journeys will inspire you.” Those featured with ties to the School of Education are: …
By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison alumnus Dale Chihuly earned his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1967 as a student in the recently created Glass Lab. Since then, he has been featured in museums, founded the renowned Pilchuck Glass School, decorated buildings across the world, and had a museum dedicated to his work. …
Can forgiveness ever be detrimental to your well-being? A recent story in Men’s Health magazine that takes on the concept of “toxic forgiveness” consulted with UW–Madison’s Robert Enright, an expert in forgiveness science and professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. “Toxic forgiveness” refers to forgiving someone when you still feel hurt …
Madison365’s 2022 list of “Wisconsin’s 52 Most Influential Black Leaders” highlights a faculty member and three alumni from the 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. …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association published a Q&A with School of Education alumna Patricia Marroquin Norby, the first full-time curator of Native American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Norby earned her master of fine arts degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2002. In the interview, she identifies …
UW–Madison’s Elaine Scheer, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, was featured on WORT-FM’s “The 8 O’Clock Buzz” recently in a segment that is titled, “Watercolors by the ‘Gram.” In the segment, host Andy Moore picks Scheer’s brain about her paintings, the experiences behind them, and why she chose Instagram as a platform …
A story from the Wisconsin Alumni Association spotlights the work of UW–Madison Professor Tom Jones, an instructor of photography in the School of Education’s Art Department and an Art Department alumnus (BFA, 1988). The story, titled “Worth A Thousand Words: An Inside Look,” delves into Jones’s experience in Madison as a member of the Ho-Chunk …