University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: School News

Welton named Rupple-Bascom Professor

Anjalé Welton was appointed by UW–Madison campus leadership as the Rupple-Bascom Professor, which confirms the high esteem in which she is held by her colleagues. Welton, who chairs the School of Education’s highly ranked Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, focuses much of her work on how educational leaders talk about and address race …

Tan receives Best Student Paper Award at international conference

UW–Madison’s Yuanru Tan received the Best Student Paper Award at this year’s International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 15-19.  Tan is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology’s Learning Sciences program. Her paper, “Ordered Network Analysis,” introduces ONA as a solution to model and visualize collaborative problem …

UW–Madison alumnus is selected as Knowles Teaching Fellow

UW–Madison alumnus Alejandro Nunez is among 29 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers that were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships for 2022. Nunez is currently a first-year teacher at Verona Area High School in Verona, Wisconsin. He recently received his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of …

UW–Madison’s Arthur awarded visiting fellowship at Harvard University

UW–Madison’s Emily Arthur, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has been awarded an Eleanor M. Garvey Visiting Fellowship in Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard University to carry out her research proposal that is titled, “Secrets of Havell: Making Prints for ‘The Birds of America.’ ” The central objective of Arthur’s …

New Tandem Press exhibition will show prints, paintings by UW–Madison professor emeritus

Tandem Press is excited to host an exhibition of prints and paintings by Madison-based artist and UW–Madison Professor Emeritus T.L. Solien this fall. The exhibition, titled “Along the Way,” will open on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Apex Gallery (1743 Commercial Avenue, Madison). Solien, who was a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department for 23 …

‘Dr. Dyslexia Dude’ graphic novels receive Wisconsin Innovation Award

UW–Madison’s Shawn Anthony Robinson, a senior research associate with Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, along with his collaborators are the recipients of a Wisconsin Innovation Award for their “Dr. Dyslexia Dude” graphic novels. Robinson is a co-author of the series, with Inshirah …

MSAN conference for students kicks off year of change for equity organization

Online offering from MSAN Network explores topics such as implicit bias, race, power In a new academic year packed with potential changes for the organization, UW−Madison’s MSAN Network decided to keep one thing the same. By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Its signature annual event for high school students — the MSAN Intersectional Social Justice Collaborative (ISJC) to …

Two students from School of Education are Kohler Fellows for 2022-23

Two students from the UW–Madison School of Education are recipients of Marie Christine Kohler Fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery (WID) for the 2022-23 academic year. Kohler Fellows are graduate or professional students at UW–Madison who are selected on the strength of their commitment and abilities to contribute to interdisciplinary thought. Kohler Fellows work and collaborate …