Higher Ed Dive utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman for an article that is headlined, “Endowment returns ballooned to 30.6%, their highest level since 1983.” Hillman is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. The article spotlights surging …
This Wisconsin State Journal published an article that previews the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference, “Our Shared Future,” which is happening this week (March 16-19) and is hosted by the School of Education’s Art Department. The article, headlined “Madison becomes an epicenter of prints this month,” explains that the 2022 event marks SGCI’s 50th anniversary as …
UW–Madison’s Madelyn Tyner spoke with the Indian general news and opinion website The Quint recently about why children’s books are becoming more diverse. CCBC data is also highlighted in the article. Tyner is a librarian in the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). They have recently been appointed as chair of the American Library Association’s Notable …
The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents “Whoopensocker LIVE!” at the new Madison Youth Arts Center, 1055 E. Mifflin Street in Madison. Performances will be held March 24 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. and March 26 at 11:00 a.m. Whoopensocker performers will bring to life the extraordinary creativity of kids on stage, featuring the works of students from …
A study that is led by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Their Communities,” has received additional media coverage recently. The study — which previously was spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed — was featured in a Diverse Issues in Higher Education article that is headlined, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Universities.” It was also highlighted in The Daily Yonder — which …
Up North News utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Michael Apple for a recent article that is titled, “Wisconsin GOP’s War on Public Schools Enters Primetime with Tuesday’s School Board Elections.” Apple is a professor emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies. The article highlights how school board elections, “once sleepy, …
UW–Madison alumnus Kenneth Teitelbaum is the author of a new article in Kappan magazine that is headlined “Curriculum, conflict, and critical race theory.” Teitelbaum earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1985. A former high school social studies teacher, education professor, and college dean, he is most recently the author …
UW–Madison student Jesus Cortez shared his journey from engineering to special education in a podcast from UW–Madison’s Professional Degrees and Certificates that is titled, “Pivoting on Your Educational Path.” Cortez is an enrollment coach for Professional Degrees and Certificates and is pursuing his master’s degree in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special …
UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch speaks about the history of physical education — and how to make it better — in a Cheddar News video report that is headlined, “The Real Reasons We Have Gym Class at All.” Kuhrasch is the director of the Physical Education Teacher Education program in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. In the report, …
The highly anticipated “Blu³eprint” by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah was unveiled last week on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and now stands in front of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) on State Street in Madison. Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art and the …