UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Michael Apple has been awarded an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland. During a ceremony on Dec. 5, UCD conferred Apple, the former John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies in the School of Education, the degree of Doctor of Education for his “service, commitment, …
Students from a course offered through the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE) held an end-of-the-semester gallery walk to showcase their work on Monday, Dec. 12. The course — RPSE 201: The Disability Experience — introduces students to the modern disability experience, with an emphasis on disability justice and advocacy. The course examines …
UW–Madison senior Maya Topin arrived on campus in the fall of 2019 as a dance major who already had her eye on a future career in health care. “I’m really passionate about working with athletes and active populations, and helping people stay involved in the sports and activities they really enjoy,” says Topin. “So I …
Due to changing national accreditation standards and an anticipated growth in demand for athletic trainers in the coming years, UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program has successfully transitioned to the master’s degree level and is up and running with two program cohorts. The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program — which was approved by the …
Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 124 student-athletes from UW–Madison’s fall sports teams were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten Team, as announced by the Big Ten earlier this month. Of these, 20 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education. The Big Ten Conference recognized a total …
UW–Madison alumnus Roberto Torres Mata recently became the UW–Parkside College of Arts and Humanities’ first selection for their artist-in-residence program. Mata is a printmaker who specializes in papermaking, installations, and sculpture inspired by Indigenous cultures in the Americas. He earned his MA and MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department. Mata’s solo exhibition will …
The Department of Theatre and Drama’s Robin Fisher is the winner of this year’s Elizabeth S. Pringle Award. This award for UW–Madison university staff with office support titles is awarded on an annual basis by University Staff Shared Governance. It is made possible by a generous grant from Joel Margolis, an emeritus faculty member at …
Mindi Thompson and Matthew Hora, co-directors of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) at UW–Madison, have received an $838,959 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance a number of projects aimed at bolstering the field of higher education’s understanding of students’ college-to-career transitions. Thompson is a professor in the School …
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as the School of Education’s Art Department once again hosts its annual Holiday Art Sale at the Art Lofts building (111 N. Frances St.). This event is free and open to the public, and will feature original pieces of artwork such as …
Three books by UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz have recently bolstered their international reach and were translated and published in Chinese. They are: Popkewitz, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, studies the political and cultural politics of education knowledge and its comparative reason. Overall, Popkewitz has edited or authored about 40 books that have …