Hannah Glenn, a doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, was awarded “Best in Show” in UW–Madison’s 2021 Digital Salon showcase. Glenn submitted her rapidly growing Instagram account (@bipoc_mentalhealth) that shares mental health information targeted at BIPOC communities. Glenn said in her artist’s statement that her clinical interests encompass “providing culturally competent …
UW–Madison’s Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, and Rachel A. Johnson are among the authors of an article published in the Harvard Educational Review that is titled, “No Choice is the ‘Right’ Choice: Black Parents’ Educational Decision-Making in Their Search for a ‘Good’ School.” Posey-Maddox is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of …
The grants team in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research invites all researchers and project managers to attend an online presentation on Other Support, on Wednesday, May 26, from 2 – 3 p.m. The presentation will include: guidelines for Other Support information, specific requirements for individual funders, and UW–Madison’s Other Support policy. The workshop will …
Three individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have published an article in the journal, Surgery, that is titled, “Attending’s instructional methods as exhibited during intraoperative takeovers.” The study is the result of a collaboration between the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology and the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Martha Godfrey, the …
UW–Madison’s John B. Diamond and Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr. have been awarded grants from the Spencer Foundation. Diamond holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He received a Racial Equity Special Research Grant for his project, “How White Educators Learn About Race and Work Toward Racial Justice.” …
Seven UW–Madison students pursuing degrees within the School of Education received a Leadership Certificate from the Center for Leadership and Involvement during the 2020-21 academic year. The students who were recognized, and their fields of study, include: Additionally, Shehrose Charania was selected as this year’s recipient of the Anne Louise Martino Women’s Leadership Award. Since its creation in 2002, the Leadership …
Lou Brown, a longtime UW–Madison faculty member and one of the most influential scholars and advocates for students with severe disabilities, died on May 1, 2021. Brown, a professor emeritus who is widely considered to have revolutionized the field, spent 34 years with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education until …
UW–Madison’s Martina Rau has received the Early Career Award from the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). Rau is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. The call for nominations notes that ISLS’ Early Career Award “recognizes learning scientists who have made exciting and innovative contributions to the field during the early years following their …
On April 30, a portion of the UW–Madison Humanities Building — which houses half of the School of Education’s Art Department — had to be closed for repairs due to structural damage. Andy Rubin, a lecturer in lithography, finished one last lithographic print — “of our beloved Bucky Badger, posing as a 19th century intellectual,” he explained …
The Discussion Project has released application information for three new sessions opening in Aug. 2021. Taking place in person, the course will support instructors in designing and implementing discussion for classes of 40 or fewer students. Sessions will take place over three consecutive days, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the …