October 7, 2020
UW–Madison alumnus Kevin Miller has authored a new book that is titled, “Know Power, Know Responsibility: How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child in America.”
Alumni News
Good, Cheng recognized by AERA for excellence in education research
September 23, 2020
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced the winners of its 2020 awards for excellence in education research earlier this summer, and UW–Madison's Annalee Good and Huiping "Emily" Cheng were recognized with top honors. In addition, UW–Madison alumna Adrienne D. Dixon was recognized by AERA with a Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award.
Art alum Norby hired as The Met’s first Native American art curator
September 22, 2020
Patricia Marroquin Norby, an alumna of the School of Education’s Art Department, has been hired as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York’s first, full-time Native American art curator. Norby earned her MFA from the Art Department in 2002.
UW alum Shieble to discuss ‘Classroom Talk for Social Change’ in Sept. 21 book talk
September 16, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Melissa Schieble will be featured in a book talk hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University, about a new book she co-authored titled, "Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts."
UW-Madison alumnus McCullough receives Mellon fellowship
September 11, 2020
The American Philosophical Society Library and Museum recently announced that UW–Madison alumnus D.O. McCullough has received the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship.
New Faculty Focus: Q&A with Baron Kelly
September 7, 2020
During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Here is the Q&A with Baron Kelly, a professor with the Department of Theatre and Drama who has a joint appointment with the Division of Continuing Studies’ Odyssey Project.
UW–Madison School of Education unveils bold new program to invest in Wisconsin’s future teachers
August 18, 2020
The Teacher Pledge provides financial support — including up to in-state tuition, fees, and testing certification costs — for students enrolled in one of the School’s teacher education programs. In return, after graduating the students “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin. Students who go on to teach in a high-need district or in a high-need subject area will fulfill their obligation in three years, while all others will do so in four.
UW–Madison alumna Hoang publishes picture book ‘A New Kind of Wild’
August 18, 2020
Zara González Hoang, a 2002 alumna of the School of Education's Art department, has written and illustrated a new picture book, titled “A New Kind of Wild.”
Novel from alum Wiemer, ‘The Assignment,’ to be released Aug. 25
August 1, 2020
UW-Madison alumna Liza Wiemer’s upcoming young adult (YA) novel, “The Assignment,” is being published for release on Aug. 25. “The Assignment” follows a group of students as they must grapple with a school assignment that encourages intolerance and discrimination.
UW–Madison alum Jenkins named superintendent of Madison Schools
July 16, 2020
Carlton Jenkins, an alumnus of UW–Madison’s School of Education, was recently named the superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, a position he will begin on Aug. 4. Jenkins earned both his master’s (1993) and PhD (2009) from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.