An interview with acclaimed actor Randall Duk Kim by UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly was published in the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. Kelly is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama. He holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in the Division of Continuing Studies. Kelly spoke with Kim …
Two papers that were selected for awards at the recent 2022 International Society for the Learning Sciences annual meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, were written by authors from the UW–Madison School of Education. A paper by UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan and Michael Swart, co-written with Candace Walkington of Southern Methodist University (SMU), received the International Conference of the Learning …
“I Left My Heart,” a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Kayla Bauer, is on view at the Chazen Museum of Art through July 17. An artist chat with Bauer will take place on Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m. Bauer, an MFA student in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the recipient of the Russell …
Four faculty from the School of Education are among the 32 extraordinary members of the UW–Madison faculty who have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Three School of Education faculty were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an …
Many UW–Madison students dream of teaching internationally after they graduate — and a lot of students follow this path. In 2020 UW–Madison ranked No. 1 among Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the U.S. The university has also been a leader in sending students to teach abroad through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program. In addition, …
Students with a passion for connecting with diverse and underserved communities in the United States and around the world will have three new areas of study to explore in the School of Education beginning this fall. Spurred by student interest in social justice, development, and global issues, the School’s Department of Educational Policy Studies will …
By Kari Dickinson New York City-based choreographer Cameron McKinney, artistic director of Kizuna Dance, has been a summer guest artist in the School of Education’s Dance Department the past three weeks. Chosen for this residency by UW–Madison dance students, McKinney creates works that celebrate Japanese culture using contemporary, highly athletic movement and floorwork. The residency will culminate on Friday, …
Ask UW–Madison’s Jim Wolack what makes the Department of Educational Psychology so special, and the professor of quantitative methods pauses for a moment to gather his thoughts. “I think there are quite a few factors,” says Wollack, who chairs the department. It’s the type of place, he explains, where faculty members are both world-class researchers, and outstanding …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author of a new paper that explains how a research team was able to use a series of six, interconnected cultural practices to develop a positive community that bolstered both cohesion and productivity among the scholars. The paper, “Team Culture of Community: Cultural Practices for Scientific Team Cohesion and …
Two alumni of the UW–Madison School of Education — Laura Chávez-Moreno and Ashley Smith-Purviance — have been selected as 2022 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an assistant professor at UCLA’s César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies. She earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of …