University of Wisconsin–Madison

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‘Points of Departure’ showcases work of students new to UW–Madison

The show is titled, “Points of Departure: Incoming Art Student Showcase,” and it features work made by incoming freshmen and transfer students. UW–Madison’s Art Department is housed within the School of Education. There will be a closing reception for this show on Friday, Sept. 28, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The School of Education Gallery …

Op-ed by UW–Madison’s Baldridge published by Black Youth Project

Writes Baldridge, whose op-ed was published by the Black Youth Project: “HBO’s ‘Insecure’ is one of the best series on television. Through both humor and drama, the show tackles the love and relationships of Black women, while also commenting on gentrification, cultural appropriation, white liberal racism, and education, among other things. As a former youth worker in …

Underwood examines important Supreme Court rulings for education in latest ‘Under the Law’ column

Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education. Underwood explains that at the end of the tumultuous 2017-18 Supreme Court term, ” the Court handed down a few cases of importance to public education, including one entitled ‘Janus.’ Then, of course, we …

UW–Madison to co-lead $10 million NSF grant to cultivate a more diverse, inclusive STEM faculty

CIRTL is a collaborative network of 39 research universities based in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) within UW‒Madison’s School of Education. Funding for this new alliance builds on an earlier NSF INCLUDES pilot project awarded to CIRTL in 2016. “NSF INCLUDES was conceived as a sustained effort, a recognition that a problem as complex …

UW–Madison’s Hess speaks with WPR’s ‘Morning Show’ on importance of civics education

Hess is the dean of UW–Madison’s School of Education and holds the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education. “The Morning Show” host Carrie Kaufman notes that despite requiring high schoolers to pass a civics test, Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that doesn’t require schools to offer a civics course. …

UW–Madison’s Smedema awarded pilot grant from National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Smedema is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and is the director of the rehabilitation counseling master’s degree program. The research project is titled, “Character Strengths as Buffers against the Negative Effects of Multiple Sclerosis.” In people with multiple sclerosis (MS), Smedema explains how research has …

After 75 years, UW–Madison’s occupational therapy program building on tradition of excellence

Yet even when UW–Madison’s occupational therapy program was founded in 1943, the field of OT was still establishing itself as a vital health care profession. “There were very few practitioners and the field was growing very slowly,” Caroline Thompson, who became director of the university’s OT program in 1945 and served in that capacity until …

Reuters puts spotlight on sports specialization research of UW–Madison’s Bell

The Reuters report explains: “Children and teens who specialize in one sport may be more likely to get injured than those who play a variety of sports, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data from five previously published studies with a total of about 5,600 athletes age 18 or younger. Compared to athletes who played the …

UW–Madison scholars gain global perspectives at summer institute hosted by Beijing Normal

The annual summer institute is an effort to build a cross-cultural platform for meaningful intellectual dialogue. This year’s program theme was, “Re-envisioning Globalization, Regionalization, and Localization in Education and Society.” Those from UW–Madison taking part in the program, which ran July 8-15, included: Hanna Lichtenstein and Kristen McNeill, who are master’s degree students with the …

Conference connects researchers in various fields interested in furthering ‘deeper approach’

The event resembled a think tank for about 20 researchers and humanitarian specialists from Taiwan, India and the United States, including School of Education faculty members Francois Victor Tochon, Lynet Uttal, and Mimi Bloch. When explaining the theme of “Valuing Deep Education,” Tochon notes that a number of researchers and practitioners in various fields have …