Tim Raymond knows all too well the challenges rural school districts in Wisconsin can face in filling open teaching positions — especially in high-need subject areas like special education. Three years ago, following the retirement of a special education teacher who taught at the elementary and middle school levels, Raymond and the Cambria-Friesland School District posted …
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry has been honored with Oregon State University’s Stone Award for literary achievement. Barry is an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity and holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education’s Art Department. Barry is scheduled to be honored on the Oregon State University campus on April 29, 2021, with a virtual …
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple and alumna Rita Verma have co-edited a book that is titled, “Disrupting Hate in Education: Teacher Activists, Democracy, and Global Pedagogies of Interruption.” Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. Verma earned her doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, and …
The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company will perform a work choreographed by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping for the fifth annual SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival presented by White Wave Dance, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. (Central time). The work will be part of the first of three festival programs that will take place between Nov. 13 and 15. Li is a Vilas …
By Lynn Armitage, WCER communications The transition from military to college life can be a socially difficult one for military service members and veterans (SSM/Vs). However, members of this unique and talented student population stand a better chance of success when they are supported by a strong network of fellow students, veteran coordinators, faculty, or …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox have published a symposium on suburban schooling and race in the journal Equity and Excellence in Education. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), and Posey-Maddox is an associate professor in the School’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang is receiving a significant award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) for her groundbreaking work examining ways to improve the higher education landscape in an effort to help college students find their path to a better life. Her research emphasizes issues of equity in the transfer process among …
UW–Madison alumna Shasparay Lighteard, a 2020 graduate of the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, is the founder and artistic director of the second Black Arts Matter Festival, presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the Black Arts Matter Festival is an …
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor is the author of a recently published articled titled, “Don’t Just Teach About Cultures — Teach Culturally. Here’s the Difference.” O’Connor is the American Indian Studies Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. He holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. …
The “Badger Talks Live” program will be taking a look at the UW Arts Collaboratory in its next Facebook Live series at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The UW Arts Collaboratory provides art-making opportunities for youth to cultivate wellness and advocate for social change. It’s housed in the Office of Professional Learning and Community Education …