University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: School News

Alumna wins early career award for ‘commitment and promise’ to Latinx higher education community

UW–Madison alumna Giselle Martinez-Negrette has been honored with the 2024 Early Career Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). Martinez-Negrette, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2019, was recognized for her “commitment and promise via her actions, research, and service to the …

New book series edited by UW–Madison’s Baker tackles ‘flashpoints’ in education

By Laurel White A new book series edited by a School of Education faculty member aims to shed light on the ways complicated new conflicts about technology are shaping education in the 21st century. The first two volumes in the “Flashpoint Epistemology: Education in the Age of Interconnection and Complexity” series were released in December …

Study from UW–Madison’s Liu finds women shouldered most of kids’ in-home schooling needs during early pandemic

By Laurel White Women took on more education-related child care responsibilities than men during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and this disparity was even sharper for some lower-income women, according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study.  The study, published in the journal Sociology, found that daily time spent helping children …

Educational Policy Studies’ annual conference to feature keynote on Indigenous language revitalization

This year’s annual conference hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies will delve into the relationship between advocacy, educational policy, and social transformation and feature a keynote panel on Indigenous language revitalization. The 2024 EPS Conference, a free, one-day event, will be held in the Education Building on March 8. …

Paula Panczenko, visionary leader of Tandem Press for over 30 years, announces retirement

By Kari Dickinson Paula Panczenko, who for over 30 years has led UW–Madison’s Tandem Press, has announced that she plans to retire this summer.  Tandem Press is a premier publisher of fine art prints that hosts internationally renowned artists in its studio space, assisting them as they create original fine art editions. Using an array …

MSAN Institute to welcome K–12 leaders from across the country for learning on racial equity

By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Registration is open now through March 21 for the 2024 MSAN Institute, a two-day professional learning conference for K–12 teachers, principals, and school district leaders nationwide who want to learn about current research and district practices that further racial equity in schools. To be held April 18–19 at the Madison Concourse Hotel, the …

Stellmacher honored as Wisconsin School Business Manager of the Year

UW–Madison graduate student John Stellmacher, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is a recipient of the 2024 Wisconsin School Business Manager of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO). The award acknowledges recipients’ recent outstanding contributions to their local school district …

UW–Madison Dance Department presents Moonshine 2024

The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present Moonshine 2024, on Friday, Feb. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. This free event is a coming together of campus, community, alumni, and students in performance to celebrate Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, …

Lee and Crane awarded prestigious United States Artists Fellowships

UW–Madison faculty member Helen Lee, who holds the Helen Burish Faculty Fellowship with the School of Education’s Art Department and is the director of UW–Madison’s Glass Lab, and alumna Tanya Crane, who earned her MFA from the Art Department in 2015 and is currently a professor of the practice in metals at the School Museum …

Wisconsin teachers and librarians to help create astrophysics learning game

By Karen Rivedel, WCER Communications On Friday, Feb. 9, a small group of select librarians and teachers from across the state will gather with game designers and scientists for a day-long workshop in Madison to develop a new educational computer game that will take learners to the furthest reaches of space. The game development project is …