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UW MADISON RANKED #2 FOR MOST INNOVATIVE COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked the second in the nation, and first among public universities, for innovative foreign language learning in 2018. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked the second in the nation, and first among public universities, for innovative foreign language learning in 2018.

AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: RACHEL SILVER

Rachel Silver is a joint-degree doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies. She talks to African Studies about her research on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout in Malawi, and the challenges and rewards that accompany fieldwork. Rachel Silver is a joint-degree doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies. She talks to African Studies about her …

UW-Madison alum Curry releases recent book, ‘Global Academic Publishing’

UW–Madison alumna Mary Jane Curry recently published a book titled “Global Academic Publishing: Policies, Perspectives and Pedagogies.” UW–Madison alumna Mary Jane Curry recently published a book titled “Global Academic Publishing: Policies, Perspectives and Pedagogies.”

Professional Certificate in Online Education helps international educator prepare for the future

With 15 years of classroom experience and a PhD in education, Jonathan Green knows a few things about teaching and learning. But even with such a wealth of knowledge, excelling at online education can be challenging. With 15 years of classroom experience and a PhD in education, Jonathan Green knows a few things about teaching …

How talking more can make you better at listening — to foreign languages

The typical foreign language class spends much of its time listening to fluent speakers — a teacher or a recording — and doing other comprehension-focused exercises, like matching printed words and phrases to pictures, but new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that the students should spend more time talking. The typical foreign language …

Waisman Center welcomes a center leader to director position

Qiang Chang, a longstanding member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Waisman Center’s leadership team, has been named the new director of the center following a nationwide search. Qiang Chang, a longstanding member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Waisman Center’s leadership team, has been named the new director of the center following a nationwide search.

New paper from UW-Madison’s Otting examines education reform in Kosovo

UW–Madison’s Jennifer Otting is the author of a new study examining education reform in Kosovo that was published in the journal, Compare: Journal of Comparative & International Education. UW–Madison’s Jennifer Otting is the author of a new study examining education reform in Kosovo that was published in the journal, Compare: Journal of Comparative & International …

DESIGN STUDIES STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH KENYAN ACTIVIST JOSEPHINE KULEA

Several weeks ago, Kenyan women’s rights campaigner Dr. Josephine Kulea visited SoHE as part of a partnership initiated by Design Studies instructor Lesley Sager. In 2012, Kulea founded the Samburu Girls Foundation, an organization dedicated to rescuing young girls from child marriages, female genital mutilation, and beading. With help from a community of informants, the group removes children from these …

SYMPOSIUM TO EXAMINE WAYS OF HONORING ANCESTORS IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond.

International Scholar Focus: Meet Zengyuan Ren

Visiting international scholars are an important part of the intellectual and artistic community within UW–Madison’s School of Education. Visiting international scholars are an important part of the intellectual and artistic community within UW–Madison’s School of Education.