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 …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been named to the board of the Harold Pinter Review, a journal published by the International Harold Pinter Society. A Nobel Prize-winning playwright, actor, and director, Harold Pinter was born in 1930 in London, England, and died in …
UW–Madison’s Brett Nachman co-authored an article in the Review of Higher Education, titled “An Exploration of Actionable Insights Regarding College Students with Autism: A Review of the Literature.” Nachman is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. His collaborators on the article include Bradley E. Cox, Kerry Thompson, Steven Dawson, Jeffrey …
The American Philosophical Society Library and Museum recently announced that UW–Madison alumnus D.O. McCullough has received the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship. This fellowship will provide hands-on experience in curatorial work and the opportunity to pursue an independent research project, preferably one related to the collections or programs of the Society’s Library and Museum. …