May 26, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor, who earned his master's degree from the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been named the 2021 “Indian Educator of the Year” by the Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA).
May 25, 2021
Shehrose Charania, a recent graduate of UW–Madison’s Health Promotion and Health Equity program within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, shared her remarkable story on NPR’s Weekend Edition.
May 22, 2021
UW–Madison alumnae Saili Kulkarni and Sunyoung Kim were awarded a Racial Equity Special Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation for their project, titled "Playing Together: Using Learning Labs to Reduce Exclusionary Disciplinary Practices for Young Children of Color with Disabilities." Both Kulkarni and Kim earned their PhDs from the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015.
May 21, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Erin Schroeder is one of six Wisconsin educators named as finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Schroeder is a mathematics teacher at Waunakee Community High School, and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
May 11, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Linda McNeil died on April 1 at the age of 77. She earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1977. McNeil was the co-founder and longtime director of Rice University’s Center for Education.
May 8, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Robert Hudovernik has published a new book, titled “Manhattan's Hotel des Artistes: America's Paris on West 67th Street.” Hudovernik received his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1980.
April 5, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Deniece Dortch is receiving the Carlos J. Vallejo Memorial Award for Emerging Scholarship from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Multicultural/Multiethnic Education special interest group (SIG). She received her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2016.
April 2, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Jessie Nixon co-authored a blog post published by Sesame Workshop's Joan Ganz Cooney Center that is titled, “Youth Voice for Teacher Empowerment.” Nixon earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
March 22, 2021
Day of the Badger is a day (and then some) of giving to support UW–Madison. The School of Education could use your help building excitement and supporting students, faculty, and staff with your gifts.
March 20, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Michael Hartoonian has published a new book, titled “Chased by the Memory: A Boy's Struggle for Identity.” Hartoonian earned his master’s and PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.