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MSAN Institute issues call to School of Education researchers for equity-centered proposals

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By WCER Communications The Wisconsin Center for Education Research’s (WCER) MSAN Consortium is encouraging researchers across the School of Education, including doctoral students, to submit proposals by March 1 for the MSAN Institute, a two-day, professional development opportunity in April for PK-12 educators aimed at increasing understanding of current research and district practices that build racial equity in schools. Proposals …

Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation program now fully online

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Educators wanting to earn the credentials to pursue a principal license in Wisconsin have a new, fully online option offered by UW–Madison’s highly regarded School of Education. The Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation (WIPP) master’s degree program, which can be completed in 15 months, was recently approved. Housed in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, …

UW–Madison’s White Hawk selected for Whitney Museum biennial

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UW–Madison alumna Dyani White Hawk has been selected for the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 80th biennial exhibition, “Quiet as It’s Kept.” White Hawk earned her MFA and is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Education’s Art Department. This fall, she will begin as an assistant professor in the 2D painting and drawing area with …

Mitchell Nathan is winner of 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition

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The School of Education’s Mitchell Nathan is among the 26 UW–Madison faculty winners of the 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition. The competition, from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured faculty within 20 years of their tenure date …

Learn about modern dance with Dance guest artist Natalie Desch

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Learn about modern dance in this interview with Dance Department guest artist-in-residence Natalie Desch by UW–Madison’s Chris Walker. Walker is the director of the Division of the Arts and a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. Desch, an assistant professor at the University of Utah School of Dance and a former dancer with the Jose Limón Dance Company, will restage “Dances …

New book co-edited by UW–Madison’s Hillman spotlights civil rights and higher education

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Offering “a renewed vision for higher education policy making,” a new book that is co-edited by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman with Gary Orfield of UCLA will be published in February by Harvard Education Press. Titled “Civil Rights and Federal Higher Education,” a publisher’s preview notes that the book “focuses on federal policy debates that have significant …

Jackson is elected as fellow of national science organization AAAS

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Jerlando Jackson has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of 13 scholars from UW–Madison who received fellowship status this year. Jackson is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and concurrently holds the Rupple-Bascom Professorship of Education and the Vilas Distinguished Professorship …

University Theatre’s 2022-2023 season announced

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The UW–Madison Department of Theatre and Drama, housed in the School of Education, has announced University Theatre’s 2022-2023 performance season. First Date Book by Austin WinsbergMusic and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Dates: July 28 – Aug. 7, 2022; Sept. 15-25, 2022Location: Ronald E. Mitchell TheatreDirector: Guest Artist Ross Shenker When blind date newbie Aaron …