Thoughts from UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora were featured in a USA Today article discussing how internships are evolving amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He also is an assistant professor with the Department of Liberal Arts …
Multiple artists affiliated with UW-Madison were featured in a drive-thru exhibit at the Garver Feed Mill. The artists of this unique project include faculty members from the School of Education’s Art Department in Aristotle Georgiades, Gail Simpson, and Helen Lee. The work of Art Department alumna Adriana Barrios (MFA ’19) is also featured, as is the …
In a recent article, The Capital Times put a spotlight on the Greater Madison Writing Project (GMWP) as its celebrated its 10th anniversary. “It’s not the 10-year anniversary that we expected, but it’s one that makes me really confident that whatever comes next, we have strong roots and strong branches,” said Bryn Orum, an outreach specialist for both …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman and his family were recently featured by “PBS NewsHour” for a segment headlined, “Little libraries become food pantries during COIVD-19.” Hari Sreenivasan begins the PBS report by explaining: “When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S., people who share books on a small scale — and countless others who wanted to help their …
A recent editorial from the Wisconsin State Journal’s editorial board makes note of some thoughts from UW-Madison’s Richard Halverson. Halverson is the School of Education’s associate dean for innovation, outreach, and partnerships, and a professor with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He leads the School’s office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). The editorial …
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) utilized the expertise of UW-Madison’s Elizabeth Graue in a report examining preschool access in the state. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School of Education’s No. 1 Ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE). The WPR report …
UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora was recently interviewed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) for a report headlined, “Filling the Void for Students with Academic Projects.” Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Hora explains how …
UW-Madison student Alexandra Lakind recently published an essay for Edge Effects titled, “Remixing environmental icons for a better future.” Lakind is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Her current work spans environmental humanities, childhood studies, and arts programming. In her essay, …
UW-Madison’s Ellie Bruecker was featured in a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) report concerning a recent decline in FAFSA completion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bruecker is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and works as a project assistant with the university’s Student Success Through …
Madison’s local CBS affiliate, WISC-TV/Ch. 3, recently put the spotlight on the School of Education’s Whoopensocker program and its efforts to start connecting with people online. UW-Madison’s Erica Halverson, who developed Whoopensocker as part of the UW Community Arts Collaboratory in the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), explains to WISC-TV’s Michael Bruno how the …