UW–Madison’s Aly Amidei is the recipient of an Equity Jeff Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly.” The Jeff Awards have been honoring outstanding theatre artists annually since it was established in 1968. With approximately 55 members representing a wide variety of backgrounds in theatre, the Jeff …
The School of Education’s Certificate in Disability Rights and Services is among UW–Madison’s “hottest certificates,” according to a recent campus news story. Housed in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, the certificate ranks second among UW–Madison’s fastest-growing certificate programs, adding 334 students from fall 2019, when it was established, through fall 2023. The …
UW–Madison graduate student Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is leading a workshop at the upcoming Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) General Conference, which will be held Nov. 20-23 in Minneapolis. The workshop, titled “A Non-Technical and Critical Introduction to Natural Language Processing, …
By Laurel White Building a better way to measure and understand social support systems for transgender and nonbinary individuals is at the heart of a new research project co-led by a School of Education faculty member. Stephanie Budge, a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, and Elliot Tebbe, an assistant professor in the School …
During the course of the academic year, UW–Madison’s Office of Strategic Communication is sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members to introduce them to our campus communities. Here is a Q&A they published from Icy Zhang, an assistant professor of learning sciences in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Educational/professional background: …
By Laurel White Two new research projects helmed by a School of Education faculty member aim to promote understanding of equity-based change initiatives in higher education. Aireale J. Rodgers, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is leading or helping lead the efforts, both of which recently received external grant …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been awarded the inaugural Colin Cook International Fellowship at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) for the 2024-25 academic year. This prestigious endowed award was named in honor of Colin Cook, renowned director …
By Laurel White A team of UW–Madison researchers dedicated to improving job training and career-related support for individuals with disabilities have received several new federal grants to expand their work. From connecting young people with disabilities to their first job to studying the best ways to help disabled professionals retain jobs that become lifelong careers, …
By Lauren Kainrath This fall, 23 educators from 13 countries have joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and will be staying until late October. The Fulbright TEA …
UW–Madison alum Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2018, is the author of a new book released Oct. 1. In “How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America,” Chávez-Moreno uncovers the process through which schools implicitly and explicitly shape their students’ concept …