UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson started off the new year with a new episode of her podcast, “Arts Educators Save the World,” speaking with Aaron Bossen, a glass artist and PhD student in materials science engineering at Penn State University, along with his mentor, Helen Lee, the director of the UW–Madison Glass Lab. Halverson, a professor in …
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle in its recent “Year in Review” article reflecting on trends across higher education in 2024. Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, spoke about streamlining pathways between high school and college as a positive development this …
The Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College featured UW–Madison School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix in an article spotlighting Lynch alumni who are “making an impact” as deans. Haddix was highlighted along with Afra Hersi, who has served as dean of the school of education at Loyola University of Maryland since 2021. In …
The Los Angeles Times recently spotlighted an “audacious installation” by UW–Madison’s Christina A. West at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California. West, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is known for her explorations of the human form in provocative ways, notes the article. Her installation, called “Strut,” includes …
In the wake of the devastating shooting earlier this week at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, UW–Madison’s Katie Eklund went on local radio station 89.9 WORT-FM to share some strategies for supporting kids following events like these. Eklund, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology and the director of the School Mental …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita in the School of Education, was recently featured in UW Athletics’ “Forging Firsts” series, where she shares a first-person account of her life and career. The series shares the stories of individuals who have accomplished remarkable achievements in their journeys. Each story talks about when they became the “first” whether …
UW–Madison’s Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently shared insights on PBS Wisconsin regarding the Watertown Unified School District’s adoption of a more restrictive “Gender Support Plan” impacting transgender students. The controversial policy, approved by the school board on Nov. 18, requires students to …
UW–Madison faculty members Christopher Saldaña and Julie Underwood shared their expertise on school funding issues during recent interviews on PBS Wisconsin and Madison’s 89.9 WORT-FM. In a segment for WORT-FM titled, “How Did We Get Here: School Budgets and Referendums,” Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association recently spoke with School of Education alumnus Kyree Brooks, an associate principal at Central Heights Middle School in Sun Prairie, about his dual career path in education and music. As well as being an education leader, Brooks co-owns DJ Ree Maniac Entertainment Services, a business he started with his wife in …
John Baldacchino’s book, “Lessons of Belonging: Art, Place, and the Sea,” is the subject of an insightful review by Catherine Bernhard in Caliban, the French Journal of English studies. The book investigates what Baldacchino, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies, terms the …