UW-Madison’s Martha Vukelich-Austin received the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Madison’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional award. The AFP aims to honor community champions that give their time, resources, and talent to causes they love, and making their community a more vibrant place to live. Nominated by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Vukelich-Austin has worked in various …
UW-Madison’s Omar Poler (Sokaogon Ojibwe) was recently honored with the Association for Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museum’s 2019 Leadership Award This award honors individuals with exceptional abilities to lead and inspire, as reflected in extraordinary accomplishments with broad impact on the field of indigenous culture. Poler was chosen for his “quiet strength, inclusionary spirit, and …
The School of Education announced the recipients of its 2019 Outstanding Cooperating Teacher Rockwell Awards, which recognize excellent teachers who have chosen to pass on their expertise by providing professional experiences for UW-Madison student teachers. Through the generosity of Roland and Ruth Rockwell, recipients are presented with $1,000 awards. This year’s Rockwell Award recipients will be …
Over the next five years, a team of early childhood educators and university evaluators will train teachers, as well as document and evaluate Madison’s innovative One City Schools. This project is being supported via a $1 million community impact grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Founded by community leader Kaleem …
The Discussion Project, a professional development series that’s designed to create welcoming, engaging and academically rigorous classroom environments, is accepting applications for its cohorts meeting during the upcoming spring 2020 semester. The idea behind the program is that an engaging classroom discussion can be both a vital part of the learning process and a microcosm of …
The Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network (the Network) is hosting an event with Justin Driver, a professor with Yale Law School and author of “The Schoolhouse Gate: Public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the American Mind.” On Nov. 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Lathrop Hall’s Virginia Harrison Parlor, Driver will discuss …
University researchers and evaluators working with rural schools, the community-school model, and Native American communities in Wisconsin shared their expertise and latest evidence-based findings recently in a public hearing at the state Capitol focused on the critical intersection between education and health. “Better educated individuals live longer, healthier lives than those with less education, and their …
UW-Madison’s LaVar Charleston is a co-author on a new research study published by the Journal of Research Initiatives titled, “Black Male Persistence: A Phenomenological Collective of Familial and Social Motivators.” Charleston is the School of Education’s associate dean for diversity and inclusion. The lead author on this report is Tyson Beale of Northern Virginia Community …
A new collaboration of Wisconsin and Minnesota education researchers formed to support education priorities in each state has won a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The project’s goal is to improve the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students in the two-state region by advancing the use of evidence-based practices. Researchers …
Aaron Bird Bear, a skilled administrator with extensive professional experience on Native Nations issues, has been named to the newly created full-time position of tribal relations director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bird Bear, a UW–Madison alumnus, currently serves as the School of Education’s assistant dean for student diversity programs. In his new role, he …