The Discussion Project, a professional development series that’s designed to create welcoming, engaging and academically rigorous classroom environments, is accepting applications for its cohorts meeting during the upcoming spring 2020 semester. The idea behind the program is that an engaging classroom discussion can be both a vital part of the learning process and a microcosm of …
UW-Madison’s José Carlos Teixeira recently received two major awards for his experimental documentary film, “On Exile.” Teixeira is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. “On Exile” received both the Jurors Award and Best Documentary Short recognition at The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image in New York on Oct. 19. At the intersection …
UW-Madison’s Nick Hillman will be the moderator for a public forum on the rising cost of attending college. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and director of the university’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. The forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, at …
UW-Madison’s Andrea Ruppar has been selected to receive the TASH 2019 Early Career Researcher Network Award. Ruppar is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE). Her scholarship focuses on building the capacity of schools and teachers to provide meaningful, evidence-based, inclusive education for students with the most …
UW-Madison’s LaVar Charleston is a co-author on a new research study published by the Journal of Research Initiatives titled, “Black Male Persistence: A Phenomenological Collective of Familial and Social Motivators.” Charleston is the School of Education’s associate dean for diversity and inclusion. The lead author on this report is Tyson Beale of Northern Virginia Community …
Aaron Bird Bear, a skilled administrator with extensive professional experience on Native Nations issues, has been named to the newly created full-time position of tribal relations director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bird Bear, a UW–Madison alumnus, currently serves as the School of Education’s assistant dean for student diversity programs. In his new role, he …
A story out of the University of Georgia explains new research on sport-related concussions (SRC) that’s co-authored by UW-Madison’s Andrew Winterstein and Dee Warmath, a former faculty member at UW-Madison. Warmath and Winterstein’s study — which was published in the journal Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach — reveals that knowing how to report a concussion may be …
UW–Madison’s Leslie Smith III is a contemporary abstract artist and associate professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. His work, which is primarily oil paint on shaped canvasses, is displayed both nationally and internationally, and is currently on display at the Galerie Isabelle Gounod in Paris. “I think if you’ve never had the opportunity to …
The work of the School of Education’s Felipe Gacharná and his brother, Carlos Eduardo Gacharná, is being showcased in the Academic Staff Art Gallery in Bascom Hall. Their photography series is titled, “Flow: The Art of Felipe and Carlos Eduardo Gacharná.” An opening reception is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 14, from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. …
UW–Madison’s Dance Department is opening a stunning permanent exhibition in Lathrop Hall’s new Gallery Space titled, “Radical Pedagogy: Margaret H’Doubler, Anna Halprin, and American Dance, 1916-Present.” The exhibition, which opens at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, was made possible via a generous donation from Jody Gottfried Arnhold (’65) and John Arnhold. The photographs, visual art, and …