University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Bartlett receives Egon G. Guba 2024 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Qualitative Research

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UW–Madison’s Lesley Bartlett is receiving the Egon G. Guba 2024 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Qualitative Research. This honor is given by the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Qualitative Research special interest group (SIG). It recognizes scholars who have made significant contributions to comparative ethnography and comparative case studies, especially those who advance the field …

Dance Department, Li Chiao-Ping Dance present ‘I CHING 20’ March 7-9

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The UW–Madison Dance Department and Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) will present “I CHING 20 : On Seeing and Being Seen” March 7-9 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave., Madison). The concert features five new dance performances by Li Chiao-Ping, the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor …

‘CCBC Choices 2024’ highlights the best children’s books of past year

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The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has released its “CCBC Choices 2024” — a best-of-the-year list created annually by the center’s librarians. The list recommends 238 books published in 2023 for children and teens from birth through high school age, organized by category in the publication with images, descriptions, and annotations. “CCBC Choices” is easily …

Campus lecture to honor UW–Madison professor widely considered the founder of exercise psychology

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By Laurel White An upcoming lecture will honor the legacy of a former School of Education faculty member widely acknowledged as the founder of the contemporary field of exercise psychology. William P. Morgan was a faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and was affiliated with UW–Madison for 35 years. His research …

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 …