University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Hess examines controversies in the classroom with Social Education

Hess is dean of the School of Education and holds the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education. Not only has Hess researched and examined how controversial discussions surrounding politics and constitutional issues happen, she has also written a recent award-winning book on the subject, “The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics and Democratic Education,” co-authored …

NPR interviews UW–Madison’s Halverson for report examining personalized learning

Halverson, the School of Education’s associate dean for innovation outreach and partnerships, has spent the last few years watching personal learning in action at American public schools. He has found that many schools in the U.S. are beginning to emphasize personal learning, but at different speeds and in varying manners: “What schools call personalized varies …

Research on teachers’ social ties from UW–Madison’s Benbow, Lee published in Higher Education

Benbow is an associate researcher with the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and Lee is a doctoral student with School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. This research is part of their work on the NSF-funded “Exploring Multiple Postsecondary Opportunities through Workforce and Education Research (EMPOWER).” This project is housed …

Isthmus reviews ‘Consider it not so deeply’ from UW–Madison’s Skog

This contemporary ballet and performance work reflects upon female characters in Shakespeare’s work, incorporating spoken word to display his influence. It features numbers such as “Ophelia’s Divide,” “As You Like It: Rosalind or Rosalind,” and “To Be?,” which showcases two UW–Madison dance alumni, Mary Patterson and Kimi Evelyn. Through Skog’s choreography and dialogue written by …

Bowman-Farrell receives service award from American Evaluation Association

Among the eight individuals recognized Nov. 2 was UW–Madison alumna Nicole Bowman-Farrell, who received the 2018 AEA Robert Ingle Service Award. Bowman-Farrell, who was the first indigenous woman to receive a Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, now serves as a culturally responsive evaluation specialist with the School of Education’s Wisconsin …

UW–Madison alum Alexander ‘bleeding purple and gold’ in leading LSU

Now, after facing and triumphing over many challenges in working in higher education, Alexander has taken on his biggest one yet: being the first administrator to serve as both president and chancellor at Louisiana State University (LSU). Having previously served as the president of Long Beach State University in California amidst budget cuts to higher …

Alum Thao helping coordinate Hmong New Year program at Madison East High School

Thao earned her undergraduate degree from the School of Education, majoring in elementary education, in 2011. Thao is the Hmong language-cultural curriculum development teacher leader in the Madison Metropolitan School District’s Office of Multilingual and Global Education. She is coordinating the event with May Choua Thao, East High School’s teacher of language arts, Hmong, and health. …

UW–Madison’s Hilyard receives best animation award at Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Screened by the Austin Film Society Cinema alongside internationally acclaimed short films, “Morning Glory” captures the essence of a single morning glory flower. This single channel video begins with a shot of the morning glory against the flower bed, and moves the viewer into the flower itself, exposing its internal structures that take on unique …

Alum Marri named dean of Rochester’s Warner School of Graduate Education and Human Development

Marri earned his Ph.D. from the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2003. Marri, who also is a member of the School of Education’s Board of Visitors, is the vice president and head of outreach and education at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and a professor of social …

Limited access to athletic trainers leads to unreported, mismanaged sports concussions

The lead author on the paper is UW–Madison’s Timothy McGuine, who earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 2005 in continuing and vocational education. Today, McGuine is a senior scientist and the research coordinator for the UW Health Sports Medicine Center. Co-authors on the paper …