Emily Kurtin earned a BS in education studies from the School of Education this past spring, in addition to receiving certificates in public policy, disability rights and services, gender and women studies, Asian American studies, and environmental studies. She recently shared her thoughts with the School of Education’s communications team about her time at UW–Madison. …
By Sofie Schachter Monday through Friday nights, and sometimes even Saturdays, one wandering around the basement of UW–Madison’s Vilas Hall may hear joyous laughter, shouting, crying, or even sounds of fighting drifting through the hallways. With a peek into a non-descript rehearsal room, a small crew can be seen as the culprit of the noise. …
School of Education faculty member Brian Burt has been honored by one of his alma maters with an alumni achievement award. Burt was presented with the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club Alumni Achievement Award from Indiana University over the weekend. Burt is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director and …
UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts and the School of Education’s Art Department will welcome Marlon F. Hall as a Spring 2024 Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence. Hall’s residency will include teaching a three-credit course, “The Olive Tree; Growing Community Engaged Storytelling from Irritation to Intrigue,” centered in community art that nourishes social healing in Madison. The olive tree nourishes the …
By Laurel White A new article from a School of Education faculty member offers an in-depth analysis of how Black students in Louisiana used force to resist subordination during the civil rights and Black Power era. It also asserts the high value of such hyperlocal historical analyses to historians and educational researchers. Walter Stern, associate …
UW–Madison alumnus Matthew Moran, who earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and graphic design/studio art this spring, has been accepted to the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC). “I’m thrilled to be a part of SECAC this year,” Moran says. “It’s my first professional showcase as an artist and I’m glad to be not only …
The School of Education’s Gwen Goplin, a Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) employee for over 45 years, is among the 10 UW–Madison university staff members being recognized this year with University Staff Recognition Awards. The award winners are recognized for achievements that include promoting the image of the university, demonstrating excellence, showing leadership, recommending …
By Laurel White In 2020, less than one percent of graduate-level engineering degrees were awarded to Black men, according to statistics from the Council of Graduate Schools and the American Society for Engineering Education. A new study from School of Education faculty member Brian Burt and his team at Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei …
John Palmer, a UW–Madison professor emeritus and dean of the School of Education from 1975-1991, died peacefully on June 25, 2023, in Middleton, Wisconsin. He was 95. Palmer was an esteemed professor in the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Policy Studies, and History at UW–Madison. He served as dean of the School of Education …
UW–Madison alumni Matthew Knoester and Assaf Meshulam are the authors of a new book, “Learning to Cross Divides: Examining Critical Multicultural and Bilingual Schools,” that will be published by Routledge in July. Both Knoester and Meshulam earned their doctorates from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Knoester graduated in 2010, and Meshulam …