The woodblock print on display in the lobby of the Department of Theatre and Drama’s Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre shows a simple scene — a man and a woman in a bamboo thicket. They represent the characters of the husband and wife in “Rashomon,” the landmark 1950 film by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. In the …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has published a symposium special edition for the journal Educational Theory, focused on “Education’s Autonomy.” Baldacchino is a professor of art and education in the School of Education’s Art Department. Baldacchino organized and edited this special edition with Doron Yosef Hassidim (Lakehead University), with whom he wrote an introduction that is titled, “Education’s …
Jerlando F. L. Jackson was recently appointed to the Rupple-Bascom Professorship by UW–Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John Karl Scholz. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). “I’m thrilled that Professor …
UW–Madison’s Amy Claessens is a co-author of a new paper published in the Educational Researcher that utilizes classroom observations in a large urban school district to better examine kindergarten and kids’ experiences. Claessens is the Gulbrandsen Distinguished Chair in Early Education and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. “An important finding …
It was a beautiful late summer day for members of the School of Education community — many used to seeing each other only in boxes on their computer screens — to reunite for the traditional Welcome Back Bash for faculty and staff, in the North Plaza of the Education Building overlooking Lake Mendota, on Thursday, …
UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Fennema has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Fennema is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The award honors NCTM members who have exhibited a lifetime of achievement in mathematics education at the national level. Fennema spent over 25 years researching …
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, the School of Education’s day-to-day operations were altered abruptly and significantly. Nearly all employees pivoted to working remotely, while students’ classes were moved online. Throughout the pandemic, members of our School community went above and beyond to meet the many challenges. After a year-and-a-half of remote work and …
We’d like to introduce you to one of the School of Education’s newest faculty members. Name: Suzanne Eckes Title: Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Hometown: Neenah, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: For the past 18 years, I have been on the faculty at Indiana University. Prior to joining the faculty, I was an attorney in Chicago. Before practicing …
UW–Madison’s Erica Turner has received an honorable mention for the American Sociology Association’s Pierre Bourdieu Award for the Best Book in Sociology of Education. Turner is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Her research examines racism and inequity — and efforts to challenge those — in education policy and …
UW–Madison’s Kevin Henry has been awarded a Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellowship from the William T. Grant Foundation. Henry is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The fellowship is a new, one-time initiative …