UW–Madison’s Feinstein speaks with E&E News about Portland’s bold new climate curriculum

March 12, 2020

UW–Madison’s Noah Feinstein is quoted in a recent report from E&E News examining efforts by public school educators in Portland, Ore., to teach about global warming in ways that far surpasses lessons on climate models or atmospheric conditions. Feinstein is a climate education expert and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Milwaukee public radio profiles UW-Madison alum Stanford Taylor

February 28, 2020

Milwaukee’s public radio, WUWM 89.7-FM, recently profiled UW-Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor. Among many achievements in Stanford Taylor’s career, she is the first black woman to lead Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction. Stanford Taylor earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education in 1978 and a master's from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1979.

UW-Madison’s Hora and students collaborate on paper that reframes student employability

February 6, 2020

UW-Madison’s Matt Hora collaborated with students Rena Yehuda Newman, Robert Hemp, Jasmine Brandon, and Yi-Jung Wu to write and publish a paper titled “Reframing student employability: From commodifying the self to supporting the student, worker, and societal well-being.” The paper centers on two questions: How can colleges and universities cultivate employability in their students? How can institutions measure and prove their students’ employability to policymakers and taxpayers?