Category: School News

Q-A with SERP alum Tangela Roberts

The Summer Education Research Program (SERP) aims to encourage, promote, and prepare undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds to both pursue and thrive in their future graduate studies. SERP is sponsored by UW–Madison’s School of Education and the university’s Graduate School, and it aims to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in important, independent research in …

Game developed by UW–Madison alums wins ‘Best Game For Impact’ award

A game developed by UW–Madison alums Max Puchalsky and Kyle Herrera with their artist collective, Solarpunk Surf Club, was honored at this year’s 2023 Games for Change Awards. Puchalsky and Herrera both earned their MFA degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2020. Their game, Solarpunk Futures, received the award for Best Board …

UW–Madison’s Ain Grooms conducts research aimed at dismantling inequities in school leadership, computer science education

By Laurel White Dismantling racial and other inequities in school leadership and computer science education are at the heart of two research projects led by School of Education faculty member Ain Grooms.  Grooms, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently presented papers from both ongoing projects at the 2023 …

New books from UW–Madison historian Adam Nelson uncover roots of debate over higher education for the public good

By Laurel White Should institutions of higher education receive financial support from government? Is higher education a public or a private good? How do institutions of higher education handle periods of heightened polarization? These questions have deep historical roots, according to a pair of new books from a School of Education faculty member. The two …

From student-athlete to UW-Madison’s Athletic Training program: Q-A with Riley Hertford

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 …

From student-athlete to UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program: Q-A with Isabel Lampre

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 …

UW–Madison faculty member designs costumes for Jane Austen-inspired holiday play

Costumes designed by UW–Madison faculty member Aly Amidei are featured in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s current production, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” which opened Nov. 16 and continues through Sunday, Dec. 17, at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The play envisions a sequel to Jane Austen’s novel,”Pride and …

UW–Madison study shows how social networks help Black women persist in STEM fields

By Laurel White Black women pursuing undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) create and rely on dynamic social networks in order to persist and overcome barriers in their education, according to a new study from UW–Madison researchers.  Only 2.5% of all STEM jobs nationwide are held by Black women, according to data …

UW–Madison’s Beth Fields to help lead national project aimed at improving research on family and friend care partners

By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member will help lead a five-year, nationwide project aimed at improving research, data, and evidence-based practices related to family and other care partners. Beth Fields, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, is one of the leaders of a project spearheaded by the National Alliance for Caregiving. …

UW–Madison alumna Testwuide is author of two new books

UW–Madison alumna and award-winning photographer and artist Julie Betts Testwuide is the author of two new books. “Signs of the Adirondacks” is a photographic documentation of the unique and creative camp and business signs captured by Testwuide on roads throughout the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. “Pals,” Testwuide’s first children’s book, is an endearing …