By Doug Erickson, University Communications Last May, when deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 in the United States, Omar Poler decided he needed to do something to acknowledge the immense loss. He worried that, to many people, the death toll had become just a number — abstract and impersonal. He felt compelled, at least in his own …
The School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) invites you to join us for our upcoming Latinx Student Affinity Group Open Dialogue discussions. There will be two discussion options to accommodate different schedules — you may sign up for one or both discussions. Option 1: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Option …
Faisal Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, has been chosen as UW–Madison’s next recipient of the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. Abdu’Allah, who grew up in London, was enjoying a successful professional career as an artist when he was invited to UW–Madison in 2013 to work on …
A two-year long photographic essay project by Darcy Padilla examining the profound economic and social disparities experienced by Americans caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A contemporary art exhibition by Roberto Torres Mata at the Chazen Museum of Art spotlighting the complex issues of migration from both human and animal perspectives. The creation of a functional shelving system by Anders Nienstaedt to showcase curated …
The Discussion Project has released application information for trainings being offered to cohorts in April/May and again in June. The Discussion Project Virtual is an online training that supports UW–Madison instructors — including faculty, academic staff, and graduate students (teaching assistants or lecturers) — in creating the conditions for equitable, inclusive, and engaging online discussions. The initiative is …
The Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) and the UW–Madison Art Department are pleased to announce that UW–Madison graduate students Rita Mawuena Benissan and Conley Clark have been awarded the 2021 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize. The annual ALL Prize exhibition is awarded to one or two graduating MFA candidates, selected by curators on the ALL Visual Arts Team. The …
As part of UW–Madison’s recognition of Black History Month, University Health Services (UHS) Mental Health Services will host a panel event next Monday, Feb. 22, titled “Beyond Resilience: A community conversation about the preservation, health, and strength of Black Men.” The panel will feature Chris Walker, a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department, along with Dennis …
Corpus Callosum, an online arts journal produced by Ebling Library in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, released its second edition in December 2020, including work from School of Education alumna Holly Cohn. Cohn earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department. Currently, she is a senior research specialist in UW–Madison’s Fundus Photograph …
UW–Madison student Zoua Lor has been awarded a research grant from the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training for a project entitled, “A Study of Hmong Student-Family Relationships in College.” Lor is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology. The study seeks to explore the relationships between Hmong college students and their families while they …
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn will present “TYPE + CODE Series” at the College Art Association’s 109th annual conference on Thursday, Feb. 11. Ahn’s presentation is part of a session on “Design and the Environment.” Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. “TYPE + CODE Series” is a collection of ongoing typography research using computation, which Ahn initiated …