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 …
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora, a professor of adult and higher education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, will be featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s online festival, “Innovation Amid Uncertainty,” on Sept. 18. Hora, who also directs UW–Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, will join Chronicle senior writer Scott Carlson …
By Laurel White In 1889, Clara Ballard arrived at UW–Madison from Boston’s Allen School of Gymnastics. Her arrival heralded a new era for the physical education of women in Wisconsin — one that would come to influence scholars of the body, fitness, and movement in Wisconsin and around the world for decades to come. For her …
By UW–Madison News Janet Branchaw, a physiologist by training and tenured faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology, will serve as interim vice provost for teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position previously held by interim Provost John Zumbrunnen. Branchaw began serving in the position on August 24. The vice provost for …
A recent photo gallery created to spotlight Summer Term courses at UW–Madison featured images of classes offered by the School of Education’s Art Department and Dance Department. The story notes “thousands of Badgers enroll in Summer Term courses to make progress on degree requirements, get hands-on training or even try something new. This year was …
By WCER Communications A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison sheds light on the unique challenges Black men face when adjusting to graduate engineering programs — and offers actionable insights for improving program persistence and support for underrepresented students. Published in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the research highlights …
Three students and faculty from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected for the 2025-26 cohort of Morgridge Fellows. The program, run through the Morgridge Center for Public Service, brings together faculty, staff, and graduate students for a year-long learning community focused on advancing community-engaged scholarship. The program is directed by Morgridge Center Assistant …