University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Lingnan-Peking-Wisconsin forum explores higher education, talents, and employment in global bay areas

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On Nov. 11, faculty and graduate students from UW-Madison, Lingnan University, and Peking University, among scholars from other institutions, gathered at the Lingnan-Peking-Wisconsin Education Forum in Hong Kong to discuss higher education, talent training, and employment of global bay areas. The forum, co-organized by UW-Madison, Lingnan University, Peking University, and the Asia Pacific Higher Education …

UW-Madison’s Mead named vice president of Education Law Association

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UW-Madison’s Julie Mead was named the vice president of the Education Law Association (ELA) at the organization’s annual conference on Nov. 13-16 in Norfolk, Virginia. Mead is the School of Education’s associate dean for education, and a professor with the School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her research focuses on topics related to the legal aspects …

VETWAYS explores academic and career pathways of military service members, veterans

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A new research project focused on the experience of undergraduate military service members and veterans enrolled in Wisconsin universities has recently been launched at the Wisconsin Center for Research Education (WCER), part of UW-Madison’s School of Education. The Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study (VETWAYS), a three-year $556,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation, will seek …

Dance Department presents Kloepper Concert of new student work Dec. 7-8

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The School of Education’s Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a studio performance of new student work, in the historic Louise Kloepper Studio, Lathrop Hall, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 8. In this concert, 12 student choreographers — including Akiwele Burayidi, Audrey Glock, Cassie Last, Lauren Lynch, Ellie …

UW-Madison research shows more schooling equals longer, healthier lives

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A critical intersection exists between education and health, according to a consensus of researchers and evaluators from the University of Wisconsin‒Madison who have been working closely with rural schools, the community-school model, and Native American communities in Wisconsin. “Better educated individuals live longer, healthier lives than those with less education, and their children are more likely to …

UW-Madison’s Tansey conducting studies on how best to support employment of youth with disabilities

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Tim Tansey, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, will serve as the principal investigator (PI) on the UW-Madison sub-awards for two major new grant-funded projects. Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Paul Wehman is the PI on the two five-year, $4.4 million awards (total funding of $8.8 million) from …

Finalists for WCER director post visiting campus Dec. 5-16 for open forums

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Four finalists to become the next director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) are visiting campus from Dec. 5 to 16 to participate in public forums and meet with faculty, staff, and School of Education leadership. The finalists were selected by a 13-member search-and-screen committee co-chaired by WIDA Executive Director Tim Boals and Percival Matthews, …

UW-Madison mentorship experts anchor federal push to diversify biomedical workforce

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UW−Madison will continue to play a leading role in the second and final phase of a sweeping federal investment in better research mentoring, with responsibility for two major grants in the $43 million follow-up push to boost diversity of students, staff, and faculty researchers in the biomedical sciences. The five-year program starting this fall as part …

Vukelich-Austin receives Outstanding Fundraising Professional award

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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 Poler receives Leadership Award from Association for Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums

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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 …