UW–Madison’s Beth Fields, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was recently featured on a Badger Talks podcast alongside Jolie Hope, executive director of the Three Gaits Therapeutic Horsemanship Center in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The two discussed Riding in the Moment — a community-based program using horse interaction to improve the quality …
UW–Madison MFA graduate Mariah Moneda is featured in a Madison365 article spotlighting her recent thesis exhibition, “Magmula Sa Lupa” (“From the Earth” in Tagalog), which explored themes of survival, memory, and belonging through interdisciplinary work grounded in Filipino cultural traditions. Moneda, who completed her MFA in studio art in May, describes her path to the …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was recently quoted in Time magazine about the return of federal student loan collections. The article, headlined “What to Know About ‘Involuntary Collections’ If You’re a Student Loan Borrower,” discusses the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to resume …
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, …