Category: School News

Campus story spotlights Bucky’s Tuition Promise support for School of Education alum now teaching in her hometown

UW–Madison alumna Mackenzie Straub, a 2021 graduate in early childhood education from the School of Education, is now teaching third grade in the same elementary school she once attended in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. In a recent campus story, she shares how the Bucky’s Tuition Promise program helped make it possible for her to attend college …

University Theatre’s electric ‘Spring Awakening’ rocks the stage April 17-27

By Kari Dickinson Opening this Thursday, University Theatre’s latest production, “Spring Awakening,” explores the timeless tension between youth and authority — and the perils of coming of age — in an electrifying musical driven by a pulsating rock score and brought to life by a bold cast of student performers. Set in Germany in the late 19th …

Occupational Therapy launches new journal ‘of poetry and occupation’

Winnow Literary, a digital journal of poetry and occupation housed in UW–Madison’s Occupational Therapy program in the Department of Kinesiology, is now live. The journal was created by Dan Rortvedt, a clinical assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy program. It was supported by a 2024 School of Education Staff Innovation Grant, awarded for the project …

UW–Madison’s Cook receives Lifetime Achievement award from University of Georgia

UW–Madison’s Dane B. Cook, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been selected to receive a 2025 Mary Frances Early College of Education Alumni Award from the University of Georgia. Cook will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award, which honors a graduate of the college who has demonstrated success …

College woodworking: Where creativity dovetails with craftsmanship

By Allie Armstrong, UW–Madison Division of the Arts Bandsaws, bar clamps, and chisels for a grade! Not many students get the chance to use these devices in a lab. But in UW–Madison’s woodworking courses, you sharpen skills on tools like these to excel at this unique and useful artform. Senior Katrina Koppa is one of these …

UW–Madison School of Education earns top honors at community college research conference

The UW–Madison School of Education is celebrating extraordinary achievement at the 2025 Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) annual conference, where one faculty member and three outstanding doctoral scholars received top honors. Xueli Wang, the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Endowed Professor in Educational Leadership, was awarded the prestigious Senior Scholar Award — CSCC’s highest …

Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Mariah Moneda

Over the last few months we have been offering a glimpse into the creative process of the Art Department’s graduating master of fine arts candidates, who are presenting their final thesis exhibitions throughout the spring semester. These exhibitions represent the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’ diverse talents and …

UW–Madison’s Apple receives international honor for contributions to critical pedagogy

UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, has been recognized again for his impact on education and social justice worldwide. Following a keynote address on March 8 at the University of Crete titled, “Can Education Change Society?” Apple was presented with the Award of Honor …

Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Sam Northcut

Over the last few months we have been offering a glimpse into the creative process of the Art Department’s graduating master of fine arts candidates, who are presenting their final thesis exhibitions throughout the spring semester. These exhibitions represent the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’ diverse talents and …

UW–Madison Art Department to host Spring Spectacular on April 25

The UW–Madison Art Department will host its inaugural Spring Spectacular on Friday, April 25, with events taking place from 12 to 7 p.m. in both the Humanities Building (455 N. Park St., sixth and seventh floors) and the Art Lofts (111 N. Frances St.). This spring open house will include open studios, a Foundation Showcase, …