UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama, has received the 2025 Ear Worthy Award for Best Education Podcast for her show, “Arts Educators Save the World.” The Ear Worthy awards recognize excellence in podcasting across multiple categories. Halverson …
By Laurel White Helping teachers examine and harness artificial intelligence to support their work is at the heart of a new fellowship offered by the UW–Madison School of Education. The Disillusioning AI for Teachers Fellowship, which launched this month, offers four in-depth sessions and robust out-of-class engagement opportunities aimed at increasing educators’ skill in using artificial intelligence …
By Laurel White Smartphone-based apps focused on meditation training and practice have grown fast and engaged millions of users around the world over the past decade — but there are several ways they could be even more effective supports of mental health, according to a new study co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. The …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications A working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison examines how pay practices have changed in Wisconsin school districts that experimented with reforms to traditional teacher salary schedules following the enactment of Act 10 in 2011. This landmark legislation limited collective bargaining for …
Award-winning choreographer and Dance Department faculty member Jin-Wen Yu will present “Back ▪ Up,” a concert of shifting perspectives and unseen realities, Sept. 18-20 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert, a compelling blend of revisited works and new choreography, invites audiences to delve into the complexities of the human experience, from …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications A new working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison investigates how professional learning in the form of embodied arts experiences can help schoolteachers understand, design, and deliver better social-emotional learning practices in the classroom, such as increased educator empathy and student-centered instruction. …
UW–Madison’s Tandem Press is hosting a new season of its Friday Jazz Series during the 2025–26 academic year, featuring four concerts with students from the Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program. Ensembles will be led by faculty members Johannes Wallmann, the John and Carolyn Peterson Chair in Jazz Studies, along with Arun Lūthrā, Nick Moran, …
By Kari Dickinson A son-and-father duo from Ireland, better known as “Fionnathan,” shared a powerful message of inclusion with UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness community last month. Fionn Crombie Angus, who has Down syndrome, and his father and chosen supporter, Jonathan Angus, describe their work as an effort to “have fun and change the world, to trouble your …
By WIDA Communications WIDA is thrilled to announce that WIDA researcher Grazzia Mendoza has been selected as one of only 20 fellows worldwide for the Women in Higher Education Fellowship. The fellowship, organized by Professors Without Borders, is open to women with advanced degrees and proven leadership in higher education. It attracted more than 100 applicants …
UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah, the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art in the School of Education’s Art Department, will present his newest exhibition, “Family Ties,” as part of the Promega Fall Art Showcase, opening Sept. 9 at the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Abdu’Allah’s exhibition offers a deeply personal exploration of identity, legacy, and the …