UW–Madison alumna Patricia Marroquin Norby has been hired as the first full-time Native American art curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Norby earned her master of fine arts degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2002. Norby has previously served as senior executive and assistant director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum …
By Lynn Armitage, WCER Communications UW–Madison’s Sadhana Puntambekar will collaborate with national researchers on establishing one of five artificial intelligence (AI) institutes and education hubs. A $100 million initiative of the National Science Foundation, the centers are the single most significant federal investment to date in exploring how AI can benefit the United States’ quality of life, …
UW–Madison’s David Furumoto is part of the cast of the virtual performance of the play “Haiku,” by Judy Dove, which was presented by Goodly Frame Theatre as part of its Zoom Fest 2020, Series 2. Furamoto is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as the artistic director of …
COVID-19 has revealed how structural racism manifests in the health experiences and outcomes of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. An upcoming symposium, titled Advancing Health Equity in the Era of COVID-19, will explore these challenges and outline strategies for promoting health equity in times of crisis. The event, which will take place on Thursday, …
Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) and the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at Ohio State University have announced plans for the 2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME). The event will be held virtually this year, with content and events happening each Tuesday in October. This year’s colloquium …
UW–Madison’s Ashley White, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, was featured in a two-part article on the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) blog, titled “Educators Disrupting Racism: One Journey.” The article features a Q&A between White and AACTE consultant Jane West about their mentoring/mentee …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly and Bob Skloot will be featured panelists for the Alliance of Jewish Theatre’s September webinar, “Jewish Theatre — Looking Back, Going Forward.” Kelly is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, and Skloot is an emeritus professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama. From the Alliance’s official description …
UW–Madison alumna Melissa Schieble will be featured in a book talk hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University, about a new book she co-authored that is titled, “Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts.” Schieble’s co-authors, Amy Vetter and Kahdeidra Monét Martin, will also participate in the discussion, which will be moderated …
Many rural areas in Wisconsin face a shortage of qualified special education teachers — a trend that shows little sign of decreasing. This often requires school districts to fill gaps by hiring individuals who are not fully licensed. During the 2015-16 school year, more than half of rural school districts hired at least one “emergency” …
UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program is transitioning to the master’s degree level due to changing national accreditation standards and an anticipated growth in demand for athletic trainers in the coming years. The new Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program — which was approved by the UW System’s Board of Regents in April — is now accepting …