University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Saldaña contributes to congressional briefing on educational accountability

By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison’s Christopher Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was part of a working group on educational accountability that presented during a briefing organized by Congressman Jamaal Bowman in the U.S. House of Representatives. The briefing featured the expertise of those behind the …

Tandem Press’ Friday Jazz Series returns for another year

The Friday Jazz Series hosted by UW–Madison’s Tandem Press begins this week. The series features students from the Jazz Studies program in UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, and includes three concerts each during fall and spring seasons.  Attendees will listen to jazz music, learn about the exciting field of fine art printmaking, and see the current exhibition hanging …

UW–Madison’s Chen wins award for her artist’s books

UW–Madison’s Julie Chen, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is a recipient of one of the first-ever BRAVA Awards from the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA). BRAVA, which stands for “BIMA Recognizes Achievement in the Visual Arts,” was created to recognize four contemporary artists, craftspeople, or makers whose work demonstrates artistic merit and …

UW–Madison’s Ramírez Stege wins Rainbow Project award

Alyssa Ramírez Stege, a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, recently won an award for her work as the director of UW–Madison’s Esperanza Bilingual Psychological Services Certificate program. In September, she received the Extra-Mile Award from The Rainbow Project, which is awarded to community leaders who have demonstrated exceptional …

Teachers from across Eastern Europe, Central Asia visiting School of Education as part of Fulbright program

The UW–Madison School of Education is in the midst of hosting 21 secondary-level educators from abroad 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, who come to Madison from 17 different countries across Eastern Europe and …

UW–Madison to lead new national center addressing lack of school mental health providers

By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications UW–Madison education researchers have been awarded a 4-year, $10.4 million federal contract to launch and operate a national center to expand and improve the country’s school-based mental health workforce of school psychologists, social workers, and other practitioners. The winning proposal from faculty members Stephen Kilgus, Katie Eklund, and Andy Garbacz, co-directors of the School …

New paper by UW–Madison researchers focuses on designing effective internships

UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora is the lead author of a new paper published in the Journal of Higher Education, titled “Designing Effective Internships: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Sociocultural Aspects of Intern Satisfaction and Development.” Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s …

UW-Madison alum White Hawk receives MacArthur Fellowship ‘genius grant’

UW–Madison alumna Dyani White Hawk, an award-winning, multidisciplinary visual artist and independent curator, is the recipient of a prestigious 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. The MacArthur Fellowships, often referred to as “genius grants,” include a stipend of $800,000 to the recipient. Fellows are selected by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and are awarded to …

UW–Madison’s Turner to present at Wisconsin Book Festival

UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, will be presenting at the Wisconsin Book Festival this fall. Turner’s research examines racism and inequity — and efforts to challenge those — in education policy and practice. Through her research and teaching she seeks to deepen how we conceptualize policy …