The School of Education’s Dance Department presents the annual H’Doubler Concert, April 20-22, at the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature a mix of solo and ensemble contemporary dance works from student choreographers Jessica Billings, Chloe Druckrey, Aurora Hines, Olivia Hintz, Allison Larsen, Emma Miquelon, Katie Ryann, Cindy Stefanek, Peighton Strasburg, …
UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr. is receiving the Early Career Award in Educational Politics and Policy from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division L. This award recognizes a scholar whose initial career shows a high level of productivity and excellence. Henry is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The …
Last month, UW–Madison’s Henrique Nardi was elected to the board of directors of ATypI, the International Typography Association, for a three-year term. Nardi is a graphic design lecturer in the School of Education’s Art Department, specializing in graphic design, photography, and typography. He is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, where in 2003 he started a …
By WCER Communications Answering local needs amid a national emergency, UW−Madison faculty members and their partners in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will use a new, $6 million grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in Madison schools. The goal is to prepare a new generation of school psychologists equipped with the knowledge …
A team of UW–Madison researchers, including the School of Education’s Daniel Lisowski and Caleb Probst, are co-authors of a chapter in the “Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality” that is titled, “Augmented Reality (AR) into Live Theatrical Performance.” Lisowski is an associate professor with the School’s Department of Theatre and Drama, while Probst is a PhD …
UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping has been invited with her performance company to attend the inaugural Ingenium Think Tank/Symposium, “Cultivating a Culture of Creativity in the Workplace,” at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 21-23. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. She …
By Laurel White You’re a fresh-out-of-college journalist and you have three hours to write a breaking news story about historic flooding in your new home, a small Wisconsin town known for its cherry festival. City Hall won’t provide a comment — a spokesperson refers you to a stale website. Volunteers helping with response efforts are …
UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal has received the Distinguished Researcher from Underrepresented Groups Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The CEC is the primary professional organization for disability research and the field of special education. Bal is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, as well as the …
UW–Madison alumna Susan Patterson recently published her first novel, titled “Things I Wish I Told My Mother.” Patterson earned a BS in 1979 and an MFA in 1982, both from the School of Education’s Art Department. She has written multiple children’s books with husband James Patterson, a self-described honorary Badger and the world’s bestselling author. …
Mark Hairston is the newly appointed faculty artistic director of UW–Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), home of the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Scholarship Program. OMAI is housed in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives provides culturally relevant and transformative arts programming to promote …