UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has won another writing award for her creative nonfiction work. Vieira, who holds the Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy, was honored by the international Sustainable Arts Foundation (SAF), which supports artists and writers with children, for work on …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. Brian Burt, Lesley Bartlett, and Mitchell Nathan are among just 30 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2023-2024 H.I. Romnes Faculty …
By Kari Dickinson The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has updated its annual Diversity Statistics to include data on the 3,450 books for children and teens received by the CCBC that were published in 2022.* The CCBC has been documenting books for children and teens it receives annually by and about Black, Indigenous, and people …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino is the author of a new book titled, “Lessons of Belonging: Art, Place, and the Sea.” Baldacchino is a professor of art education in the School of Education’s Art Department and specializes in art, philosophy, and education. This new book is the second in a series for which Baldacchino is editor, “Doing …
UW–Madison’s Aly Amidei, an assistant professor of design in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, was recently honored with an award from the Costume Society of America (CSA). Amidei won CSA’s Costume Design Award for her work on William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” and was honored at a symposium in …
By Laurel White On a beautiful, sunny day in May, Hannia Carmona scrunches her small frame, shields one side of her face with a manicured hand, and matches her pace beside a friendly bodyguard of sorts. It’s a pose familiar in gossip magazines: the celebrity hiding from the paparazzi or overly enthusiastic fans. But Hannia …
By Kari Dickinson As the first athletic trainer for the School of Education’s Dance Department, Emily Eckman has been busy since she began her role in July 2022. For 20 hours each week, she runs a dedicated clinic in Lathrop Hall where dance students can stop in to get treatment or learn how to prevent …
Two advisors with the School of Education have been honored with awards from UW–Madison’s Office of Undergraduate Advising. Sarah Schaefer, associate director for career education and advising, received an Outstanding Achievement Award. This award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to UW–Madison undergraduate advising, career services, and/or learning support, with emphasis on direct student, …
By Sofie Schachter Diego Cisneros, who recently graduated from UW–Madison with a bachelor’s degree in health promotion and health equity, will be starting medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles in August. The Health Promotion and Health Equity (HPHE) program was co-created by the School of Education’s departments of Kinesiology, Counseling Psychology, and …
The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents “Whoopensocker LIVE! Celebration of Authors” at the Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts), 1055 E. Mifflin Street, in Madison, on June 2 at 6:30 p.m. and June 3 at 11:00 a.m. Whoopensocker is an arts education residency program focused on creativity, expression, creative writing, and collaboration. The six-week program — …