The Class of 2020 is unlike any other. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, it persevered, overcoming a difficult final semester and finishing strong. More than 550 students graduated from programs within the School of Education in May. These graduates are moving forward and are well-prepared to tackle the challenges that come their way. As educators, healthcare …
It has been a little over a year since LaVar Charleston began his role as the inaugural associate dean of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the UW–Madison School of Education. When he was first approached about the position, Charleston said he was excited by the opportunity to build an office focused on equity. “Doing this …
Diana Hess was reappointed as dean of UW–Madison’s School of Education in June. Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a comprehensive review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance. The reviews include interviews with faculty, staff, and students, and with external stakeholders. The provost appoints …
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang has spent much of her academic career examining ways to improve the higher education landscape in an effort to help college students find their path to a better life. Wang’s research puts a particular emphasis on students who start out at two-year colleges with an eye on transferring to a four-year institution …
UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW–Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing …
1950s Roger RemingtonMS 1959 — ArtRoger Remington, the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design, is retiring from the Rochester Institute of Technology after 57 years on the faculty. 1960s Donald KappesMS 1963 — Curriculum and InstructionAn NDEA grant Donald received resulted in exceptional experiences in teaching, counseling, the development of training programs for the handicapped, directing …
To say the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges to the UW–Madison campus community — and the world — would be an understatement. Most everything is different than it was at the start of March 2020, when it became evident that the coronavirus would force significant changes in the United States, as it already had in other …
In an early March email promoting his upcoming master of fine arts (MFA) show, the magnitude of the exhibition to UW–Madison graduate student Guzzo Pinc was clear. “Of all the events I’ve put on over the past years this one means the most to me,” Pinc wrote to fellow students, faculty, and staff within the …
For the past four months, the COVID-19 virus has disrupted lives in ways few could have imagined prior to the pandemic. The emergence of the coronavirus in the United States — followed by prevention measures being put in place — quickly and dramatically altered daily behavior. While health departments and media outlets routinely report the …
Columna had worked hard to get the initiative for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families up and running in Madison within a year of arriving on campus in January 2019. By early 2020, this theory-based, physical activity program was regularly hosting children with ASD and their families at the UW Natatorium, and …