Several Wisconsin news outlets have highlighted a new partnership between the UW–Madison School of Education and Milwaukee Public Schools that aims to combat a shortage of special education teachers in one of the state’s most high-needs school districts. The new program, which began recruiting students earlier this month, aims to train and place 36 master’s-level …
At a special ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 7, the UW–Madison campus community and invited guests celebrated the installation of Ho-Chunk banners on Bascom Hall, commissioned as part of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary. The university occupies land that was the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk. The banners were designed in collaboration by UW–Madison doctoral student Molli Pauliot …
he UW–Madison School of Education hosted 21 secondary-level educators from abroad again this fall as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. These teachers came to Madison from 17 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They arrived in …
UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm, a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, discussed “Kids, Sports, and the Concussed Brain” with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta recently on the podcast, Chasing Life. Stamm, who is the author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future,” told …
Artwork by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is featured on the cover of Robert Beckford’s newest book, “Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis.” Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art and the associate dean of the arts in the School of Education. Beckford’s …
UW–Madison’s Suzanne Eckes breaks down the Supreme Court’s stance on book banning in her recent op-ed in The Conversation. Eckes is the Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Much of her research focuses on how civil rights laws impact …
By Laurel White Racially discriminatory discipline was institutionalized during the American school desegregation era of the 1960s and 1970s, and sowed the seeds of the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline” for Black students, according to a new article from UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Walter Stern. The school-to-prison pipeline is a research-backed phenomenon in which students who experience “zero …
Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic training. Athletic …
The UW–Madison School of Education hosted 21 secondary-level educators from abroad again this fall as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. These teachers came to Madison from 17 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They arrived in …
The UW–Madison School of Education hosted 21 secondary-level educators from abroad again this fall as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. These teachers came to Madison from 17 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They arrived in …