Several UW–Madison faculty members from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE) have been awarded a $16.7 million grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration to support the creation of a new technical assistance center that will work to reduce barriers to employment for people with disabilities. The center, which will be called …
UW–Madison’s Bruce King and Laura Lang are co-authors of a new article published in the Journal of Research in International Education that is titled, “Teacher Leadership Development: Building Bridges not Borders between Israeli Jewish and Palestinian Educators.” King is an emeritus faculty associate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), and …
Each fall, UW–Madison welcomes and celebrates new and recently promoted faculty of color at a reception hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. This year’s virtual event recognized nearly 85 new faculty and 36 faculty promoted to associate professor or …
The School of Education’s Simon Goldberg, along with his colleagues at UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, have received a $500,000 award from the Hope for Depression Research Foundation to develop a highly scalable, mobile health intervention to support treatment for depression. Goldberg is an assistant professor with the School’s Department of Counseling Psychology, as well as a core faculty member …
Several faculty and staff with the School of Education’s Art Department have been among the speakers in the Chazen Museum of Art’s virtual gallery talk series. The Chazen is hosting the lectures live and then archiving them on the museum’s Facebook page under the title, “Our Kind of Happy Hour.” Check out the following links to School of Education faculty …
School discipline and policing continue to be characterized by racial disparities that necessitate structural change. The increased call for school safety has resulted in a punitive system that disproportionately negatively impacts Black and brown students, even when the goal of disciplinary policies is to make students feel safe. The third event in the Real Talk for …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the author of a new article that appears in the Journal of Engineering Education titled, “Broadening participation in the engineering professoriate: Influences on Allen’s journey in developing professorial intentions.” Burt is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. “Given the significant roles that faculty play, it …
The Madison Education Partnership (MEP), a research-practice partnership between the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), has posted its latest request for proposals for sponsored work funding for 2020-21. The funding will support research from UW–Madison faculty, research staff, and advanced graduate students (with a faculty …
Want to discover the latest developments in fine art, craft, and design? The UW–Madison School of Education’s Art Department is hosting a weekly series of free public lectures by some of the nation’s most prominent artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors. Lectures in the Fall 2020 Visiting Artist Colloquium Series take place every Wednesday during the …
The School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies is hosting Sasanehsah Jennings for a talk as part of its Indigenous Speakers’ Series. The talk, which is titled “Education as a Tool of Colonization: Reflections of the Native Student Experience in Higher Education,” will take place on Friday, October 23, from 12 to 1 p.m., via Zoom. Jennings is …