Popkewitz, graduate students visit Malmö University for joint research seminar
UW-Madison Professor Thomas Popkewitz and a cohort of 11 graduate students from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction traveled to Europe recently to take part in a joint research seminar with...
View ArticleUW-Madison’s Kaplan co-edits new publication, ‘Assessing Contexts of Learning’
UW-Madison’s David Kaplan and colleagues at the German Institute for International Education Research recently published a new book examining the methodology and research behind the highly publicized...
View ArticleUW-Madison alum Vakunta leads developmental program for Ebola survivors
This month Project 1808, led by School of Education alumna Linda Vakunta, launched the Ebola Survivors Livelihood Skills development program. Vakunta earned her master’s degree in rehabilitation...
View ArticleUW-Madison’s Enright now a featured blogger for Psychology Today
UW-Madison’s Robert Enright has recently been invited to become a regular blogger for Psychology Today. His blog for Psychology Today is called, “The Forgiving Life.” Enright has pioneered the study of...
View ArticleUW-Madison’s Enright looking to plant seeds of forgiveness in Middle East
UW-Madison's Robert Enright, who has pioneered the study of forgiveness in locations across the globe for three decades, is playing a leading role in assembling the Jerusalem Conference on Forgiveness...
View ArticleAlum Morgridge helps back new scholarship for international students
A new scholarship program will help prepare young leaders to fight poverty and improve quality of life around the world. The King-Morgridge Scholars Program will launch with a cohort of six students in...
View ArticleApple co-edits new book examining politics, possibilities of educational change
Leonel Lim and UW-Madison’s Michael W. Apple are the editors of a recently released book titled, “The Strong State and Curriculum Reform: Assessing the politics and possibilities of educational change...
View ArticleBullock to deliver keynote at Mathematics Education and Society Conference in...
UW-Madison’s Erika Bullock will be delivering a keynote speech at the International Mathematics Education and Society Conference taking place in Volos, Greece, April 7-12. Bullock, an assistant...
View ArticleUW-Madison’s Apple co-edits book on ‘Corporate Elites and the Reform of...
UW-Madison’s Michael W. Apple is a co-editor of a newly released book titled, “Corporate Elites and the Reform of Public Education.” Says Apple: “I've devoted a good deal of time to critically...
View ArticleEPS Annual Conference to focus on, 'Global Inequality, Global Education’
UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Policy Studies is hosting its annual conference April 6 to 7, with the theme of this year’s event, “Global Inequality, Global Education.” “Inequality has...
View ArticleGlobal Inequality, Global Education: 2017 EPS Annual Conference
Lesley Bartlett writes that in this conference, April 6-7, we will “explore various educational policies and practices that address global inequality, and ask how our own work as researchers and...
View ArticleMaster’s in Global Higher Education opens a world of career opportunities
After growing up in a small town near Green Bay, Colleen Larsen expanded her world by teaching English in South Korea, Tanzania and Turkey. But she didn’t let her wanderlust guide her when she decided...
View ArticleOnline edition of Spring 2017 'The disAbility Advocate' now available
The Spring 2017 edition of 'The disAbility Advocate" -- an annual newsletter for alumni and friends of the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education -- is now...
View ArticleLi-Ching examines, ‘How should Singapore teachers manage issues of race in...
UW-Madison's Li-Ching Ho recently authored a commentary for Channel NewsAsia headlined, “How should Singapore teachers manage issues of race in the classroom?” Li-Ching, a faculty member with the...
View ArticleUW-Madison’s Hook reviews ‘Partnership Schools for Liberia’
UW-Madison’s Tyler Hook recently authored a report that examines the Partnership Schools for Liberia pilot project. Hook is a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational...
View ArticleKinesiology’s Galvan reflects on study abroad experience in Argentina, Uruguay
While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little more out of the ordinary: study abroad. And among...
View ArticleDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction hosting conference on Theory and...
Scholars from across the United States and Europe will be meeting on the UW-Madison campus Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 for a conference titled, “Theory and Data in Curriculum, History and Educational Studies.”...
View ArticleVisiting scholar Galiti awarded prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship
Peli Galiti has been awarded a prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as part of a cross-cultural collaboration between the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and...
View ArticleHawkins to be recognized as Global Citizen of the Year at United Nations...
UW-Madison's Maggie Hawkins will be recognized as the Global Citizen of the Year at a United Nations Anniversary Luncheon hosted by the United Nations Association of Dane County. Hawkins is a professor...
View ArticleUW-Madison ranked No. 6 in World University Rankings for education degrees
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time rated the globe’s leading universities for an education degree, and UW-Madison is among the very best at No. 6. According to an...
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