University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Nachman co-authors article published in College Student Affairs Journal

UW-Madison’s Brett Nachman co-authored an article published in the College Student Affairs Journal alongside Ryan Miller, of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Richmond Wynn, of the University of North Florida. Nachman is a PhD student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The article is titled, “ ‘I …

Three from School of Education receive WARF Named Professorships

Highly regarded School of Education faculty members Li Chiao-Ping, Robert Enright, and Stacey Lee were appointed to prestigious WARF Named Professorships, UW-Madison announced on May 12. Overall, 32 members of the UW-Madison faculty have been awarded faculty fellowships for 2020-21. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, and biological …

Hora and colleagues publish new paper in International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning

UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora and colleagues published a new paper in the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning titled, “Problematizing college internships: Exploring issues with access, program design, and developmental outcomes in three U.S. colleges.” Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research …

UW-Madison Art Department: MFA shows move online

Every academic year, the School of Education’s Art Department hosts over 60 exhibitions, including that of its master of fine arts (MFA) students. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of physical spaces on the UW-Madison campus, third-year MFA student exhibitions were moved online. Though students are challenged to create without many resources, the Art Department reports …

Popkewitz releases latest book, ‘The Impracticality of Practical Research’

UW-Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz released his latest book, “The Impracticality of Practical Research: A History of Contemporary Sciences of Change that Conserve,” a work that examines the politics of practical knowledge and the paradox of exclusion in contemporary social and physical sciences. Popkewitz is a professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and …

‘Beats Empire’ simulation game moves hip-hop from fiction to online learning tool for middle school

By Janet L. Kelly, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications Fans of the hip-hop television drama “Empire,” which abruptly ended its six-year run in April, and anyone interested in the music industry, can take a step closer to the realities of the music business by immersing themselves in a new and free online learning game, “Beats …

Román receives 2020 Somos Professional Development Award

The School of Education’s Diego Román was selected as a 2020 Somos Profssional Development Award recipient, alongside Katya Garza, a junior CLS certificate student majoring in neurobiology and Spanish. Román is an assistant professor with the No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He received the award, given by UW–Madison’s Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program, for a …

Class of 2020 spotlight: Winner combines passions for environment and human connection

Graduation is a time for reflection and celebration of many achievements –– and this year is no different. Carly Winner will graduate as part of the Class of 2020 with a double major in environmental studies and elementary education. However, Winner’s time as an undergraduate will continue until her student teaching field experience with the Madison Metropolitan …

Alum Lammert recognized by AERA’s Research in Reading and Literacy SIG

UW-Madison alumna Catherine Lammert received the Graduate Award for Literacy Excellence from the American Education Research Association’s (AERA) Research in Reading and Literacy special interest group (SIG). Lammert earned her master of science for professional educator’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology in 2014. The award honors her dissertation research titled “Inquiry, advocacy, …