Harris is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. Her book challenges the belief that George Balanchine’s arrival in the U.S. marked the origin of the bold neoclassical style that is celebrated as the first American manifestation of the art form. By revealing the complex social, cultural, and political forces that actually shaped the …
Hess serves as dean of the School of Education and holds the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education. “I am honored to be elected to the National Academy of Education,” says Hess. “I have such respect for the important work that the National Academy of Education does — and am especially pleased to be …
Graue and her colleagues are part of the “We Care for Dane Kids” initiative, which is a multi-faceted approach to transforming the early childhood and after school care sectors. Graue is the Sorenson Professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood …
Enright is a professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. He has pioneered the study of forgiveness in locations across the globe for more than three decades. On Jan. 9 Enright gave a keynote address titled, “Forgiveness among those in Prison: From Practice to research outcomes” to the forensics conference, …
“Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case” was co-created by UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab and Wisconsin Public Television — and has already been used by 28,000 children since October. The Field Day Lab, directed by David Gagnon, is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. The video game, developed to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s …
Muriel Simms is the editor of “Settlin’: Stories of Madison’s Early African American Families.” This collection of oral histories was published late last year by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Simms, 74, grew up in Madison, attending the city’s public schools and later UW–Madison, where she received three degrees — including two from the School of Education. …
The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers. The bachelor of science in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) will be housed in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The program will be run in collaboration with two other units within the School, …
Hess was recently named co-chair of a task force that’s designed to help identify how University of Wisconsin System institutions can better meet Wisconsin’s need for more teachers and school leaders. Hess is co-chairing this group with Deborah Kerr, president-elect of AASA, the national School Superintendents Association, and current superintendent of the Brown Deer School …
Farrar Edwards, who is helping lead the historic project, is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She also is a professor in the Department of Medicine with the School of Medicine and Public Health. Denman is the All of Us project manager. The mission of All of Us, which is one year underway, is …
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. Mind & Life notes the exceptionalism of his work, saying few researchers undertake the challenge of analyzing impacts of mindfulness across the mental health field as a whole. Goldberg and …