University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Macias joining School of Education as director of career services and strategy

Jamie Macias was recently named the UW–Madison School of Education’s director of career services and strategy, a position she is starting on Monday, April 25. In this new role, Macias will lead the transformation of student career services across the School of Education, which is home to over 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in 10 …

Theatre and Drama presents ‘Heathers the Musical,’ based on the cult classic film, April 14-24

The UW–Madison Department of Theatre and Drama’s newest production, “Heathers the Musical,” will be a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal show based on the 1980s cult classic film. Directed by Jake Penner, an artistic associate for American Players Theatre, performances will take place April 14-24 in the department’s Robert E. Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall. The show tells the darkly …

UW–Madison to host screendance practitioner, body percussionist Omari ‘Motion’ Carter April 7-15

The UW–Madison Division of the Arts welcomes Omari “Motion” Carter to campus April 7–15, through the International Visiting Artist Program. A collaboration between the Division of the Arts and the International Division, which funds the program, the International Visiting Artist Program supports short-term residences for international artists on campus.  Omari “Motion” Carter is a screendance …

International Screendance Symposium to take place at UW–Madison April 10-13

State of the Art: The 2022 International Symposium on Screendance will be hosted at UW–Madison April 10-13, with events taking place primarily in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall (1050 University Avenue). The symposium, directed by UW–Madison Art Professor Douglas Rosenberg, will focus on topics that are timely to the field of screendance, including, …

Spencer Foundation grant allows UW–Madison researchers to build on study of health outcomes for Black women in academia

UW-Madison’s Rachelle Winkle-Wagner and the University of Texas, Austin’s Bridget Goosby have received another grant from the Spencer Foundation to continue building on their important work examining how racial stress within higher education relates to health outcomes for Black women in academia. After receiving a $50,000 grant in the spring of 2020, Winkle-Wagner and Goosby’s …

UW–Madison’s CIRTL releases new casebook promoting inclusive teaching

By WCER Communications In an effort to advance the values of equity and diversity in real-world situations, the UW–Madison-based Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) released the new instructional resource, “Ethical Dilemmas in the College Classroom: A Casebook for Inclusive Teaching.” CIRTL is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education …

UW–Madison Dance Department presents H’Doubler Concert April 7-9

The UW–Madison Dance Department ​is hosting its annual H’Doubler Concert showcasing the work of student choreographers April 7-9. The concert takes place at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. This year’s event will feature a mix of solo and ensemble contemporary dance works from student choreographers Akiwele Burayidi, Chloe Druckrey, Olivia Hintz, Meryl Hubbard, Sarah Langdon, Ellie McShane, Peighton Strasburg, …

Work of UW–Madison’s Burayidi, Winston picked for ACDA’s Screendance Festival Gala Concert on April 2

The work of UW–Madison undergraduate students Aki Burayidi and Rakhi Winston was selected by an adjudication panel to be performed at the American College Dance Association’s (ACDA) Screendance Festival Gala Concert on Saturday, April 2. Burayidi and Winston, who are seniors with the School of Education’s Dance Department, are having their work, “Between Us” showcased. …

UW–Madison’s Gorney receives prestigious Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship

UW–Madison’s Kylie Gorney was selected to receive the Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship from Educational Testing Service (ETS). The fellowship is the most prestigious student award issued by ETS, and is intended to honor Harold Gulliksen, one of the pioneers of psychometrics, who was a professor of psychology at Princeton University and the inaugural director of the …

‘Dream House’ exhibition by MFA student Katelyn St. John on view at Tandem Press

Tandem Press is hosting “Dream House,” a master of fine arts thesis exhibition by UW–Madison student Katelyn St. John, who is a Tandem Press project assistant. St. John’s work depicts her exploration of abandoned architecture. This exhibition features prints that delve into the visual representation of the space between experience and memory.  The exhibition runs through April …