UW–Madison’s Dance Department is the subject of a new feature in the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Badger Insider magazine, which traces the department’s 99-year history and ongoing national influence. The article, titled “Dance Lines,” explores how the department — founded in 1926 by Margaret H’Doubler — became the first academic dance program at a U.S. university. …
UW–Madison’s Katie Hudnall, who leads the woodworking and furniture program in the School of Education’s Art Department, was recently featured on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” program in a story exploring her artistic and teaching practices. In the interview, Hudnall discussed her approach to woodworking, her experience as an educator, and the ways she encourages students to …
UW–Madison’s Matthew T. Hora, a professor of adult and higher education in the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education about skills and what they mean in the current conversation about higher education. In the interview, Hora discussed limitations …
UW–Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard recently shared his insights on civics education in an article in Madison’s Isthmus newspaper. The article highlights a proposed bill in the Wisconsin legislature that would require high school students to take half a credit of civics instruction as part of their three-credit social studies requirement. There is currently no requirement for …
In a recent Observer article, UW–Madison’s Katie Hudnall shares her journey as a woodworking artist and discusses her ongoing exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, on view through July 7. In the article, headlined “Artist Katie Hudnall on the Slow Joy of Working with Wood,” Hudnall, an associate professor in the …
Milwaukee’s National Public Radio affiliate, WUWM-FM/89.7, put the spotlight on a UW–Madison teacher residency program that is designed to place special education teachers in the Milwaukee Public Schools — but that was halted last month by the Trump administration. Funding for the program has since been reinstated by a federal judge, but its future remains uncertain …
A series of op-eds written by UW–Madison’s Anthony Hernandez that speak to the value and importance of higher education and equitable access to learning have been published by The Fulcrum. Hernandez is a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. In explaining his desire to write the opinion pieces, …
By Marian Cracraft Whoopensocker, an arts education residency program based in the UW–Madison School of Education, is bringing its unique curriculum focused on creativity, expression, creative writing, and collaboration to the Verona Area School District in a new three-year partnership. The program, which empowers elementary school students to be creative artists, will serve all Verona …
Brian Burt, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB), is featured in the Winter 2025 issue of On Wisconsin magazine. In an insightful Q&A, Burt discusses his research on the underrepresentation of Black men in science, technology, engineering, …
UW–Madison art students Rachael Hunter and Ava Albelo (known as Mary Chains) are among the artists behind a new exhibition, “As Long As It’s Safe To Do So,” on view through April 30 at Eli’s Art Supplies (2346 E. Washington Ave.) in Madison. Hunter and Albelo collaborated with an artist known as R-Lo to develop …