The promoting activity for diverse abilities certificate program was approved by the university’s Academic Planning Council and requires 16 to 18 credits for completion. The program is being run through the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and students can declare for this certificate in the coming fall semester. “This certificate provides students interested in …
The CCBC is housed within the UW–Madison School of Education. It publishes an annual report tracking the number of children’s books by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. The center started tracking these numbers in 1985, documenting them in their annual best books listing, “CCBC Choices” publication. Today, the CCBC also maintains a …
Chávez-Moreno received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the summer of 2018. Her dissertation is titled, “A Critical Race Ethnography Examining Dual-Language Education in the New-Latinx Diaspora: Reinforcing and resisting Bilingual Education’s Racial Roots.” She will be formally recognized at a ceremony April 7 during the AERA Annual Meeting …
And now, the university has taken note, recently awarding her with the Undergraduate Mentoring Award. The campus-wide honor recognizes faculty members for extraordinary outreach and interactions with undergraduates in research, scholarly, and creative endeavors. Those who have worked with Vlach, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, say the award …
Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and the chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Jackson walks through his decision-making process, revealing that at first, he wasn’t …
Mark your calendar for April 9 and be ready for lots of excitement. (Check out this School of Education #DayoftheBadger promotional video via YouTube.) We know that any amount counts, and our goal is 100 gifts! Best of all, if we reach our goal, School of Education alumna Kathy Chazen will contribute an additional $10,000. Help us …
Stern is a historian of education who is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Stern’s book details the path of segregation in New Orleans, starting with the first public high schools for black students which opened just over 100 years ago in the city. Called McDonogh 35, the …
The many committed and accomplished faculty and staff working across the School are a key to this success. In an effort to recognize some of these talented individuals, the School administers Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday evening, April 18, Dean Diana Hess will lead the annual awards ceremony to honor this year’s …
This year’s conference celebrates 15 years since the founding of the Conney Project on the Jewish Arts at UW–Madison’s Center for Jewish Studies. The 2019 conference will be framed within the historical context of the 92Y and will address the practices, histories, and current state of the Jewish Arts across a diverse spectrum of genres …
Goldberg is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, and he is an affiliate with the university’s Center for Healthy Minds. Nature Medicine’s article, “Mental health apps lean on bots and unlicensed therapists,” explores the new trend for app-based mental health care, such as Sibly. Sibly’s goal is to provide accessible, …