University of Wisconsin–Madison

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‘The art of unlearning’ is focus of new paper from UW–Madison’s Baldacchino

A paper by UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino — focused on “the art of unlearning” — is included in the book “International Current Trends in Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy,” a multidimensional and multicultural collection of research in the fields. Baldacchino is a professor of art and education within the School of Education’s Art Department. The book includes a …

UW–Madison’s Lee receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AESA

UW–Madison’s Stacey Lee is receiving the Taylor & Francis Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Studies Association, AESA announced to its membership on Friday, Sept. 16. Lee is the associate dean for education within the School of Education, and is the Frederick Erickson WARF Professor with the Department of Educational Policy Studies. She also is …

Burt named new director of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory

By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Director Courtney Bell has appointed WCER researcher and associate professor of higher education Brian Burt to lead WCER’s path-breaking Wei LAB one year after he became its assistant director and nearly 15 years since he first used the LAB’s programs to help him succeed as a Black PhD student at …

UW alum Jackson is author of book about theater artist Frank Galati’s Chicago years

UW–Madison alumna Julie Jackson is the author of a new book, “The Spectacular Theatre of Frank Joseph Galati: Reshaping American Theatre in Chicago, Illinois,” published by Bloomsbury in July 2022. Jackson, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama in 2003, says the book began with research for her dissertation. At the …

New study identifies problems with diagrams commonly used by chemistry teachers

Diagrams commonly used to teach chemistry concepts sometimes do more harm than good in students’ learning experiences, according to a new study from UW–Madison’s Martina Rau.  The study, published in Journal of Chemical Education, found that undergraduate students often misinterpreted the meaning of arrows used in chemistry diagrams to convey information about things like the structure …

Teaching about the elections: UW–Madison conference to provide support, resources to educators ahead of 2022 midterm elections

Experts in politics, civic education, and media literacy will gather at UW–Madison later this month to provide a day of training and support for educators preparing to teach about the 2022 midterm elections.  The Teaching About the 2022 Elections conference acknowledges that educators face a unique challenge in teaching about elections this year. As the midterms draw …

Tandem Press to host David Lynch film screening aligning with new gallery exhibition opening Sept. 6

Tandem Press is thrilled to host an outdoor screening of the documentary “David Lynch: The Art Life” this September, in conjunction with a reception for its new gallery exhibition opening Sept. 6, “Enigma: The Prints of David Lynch.” The reception and screening will take place on Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 – 8:30 p.m. The …

UW–Madison alum Dallman publishes second book in award-winning ‘Cady Whirlwind Thunder’ series

UW–Madison alumna Ann Dallman published the second book in her award-winning middle-grade series — the Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries — in June. Dallman earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism education from the School of Education in 1970. The series follows the adventures of Cady Whirlwind Thunder, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage who is attending …

Article by UW–Madison’s Harris examines 1930s film that revolutionized dance training

UW–Madison’s Andrea Harris is the author of a new article that was published in Dance Research Journal, titled “Blanche Evan’s ‘Film Studies of the Dance’: The ‘Technique Problem’ and the Creation of New Forms in 1930s Revolutionary Dance.” Harris is an associate professor and chair of the School of Education’s Dance Department. Harris’s article examines …

School of Education welcoming new cohort of faculty hires to campus

The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing in another large, talented, and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2022-23 academic year — the School …