February 19, 2025
“Joe Turner's Come and Gone,” a classic American play by August Wilson, is University Theatre’s latest production, opening Feb. 27.
Alumni News
UW–Madison’s Teacher Pledge keeps PK–12 educators in the profession — and in Wisconsin
February 11, 2025
Our Wisconsin Teacher Pledge’s premise is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. And training quality educators like Reed Trueblood and keeping them in Wisconsin are critical to addressing the state’s teacher shortage.
UW–Madison alumna discusses impact of athletic trainers in youth sports in TED Talk
February 7, 2025
UW–Madison alumna Stephanie Hernandez recently delivered a TED Talk highlighting the lack of athletic training access in youth sports and its impact on underserved communities.
UW–Madison alumna reflects on American Girl’s early days in Madison Magazine
February 6, 2025
UW–Madison alumna Renée Graef, an accomplished children’s book illustrator and graduate of the School of Education’s Art Department, recently shared a behind-the-scenes look at the early days of American Girl in Madison Magazine.
School of Education alum named in Madison365’s list of influential Black leaders
February 3, 2025
A School of Education alumnus, Daniel Kigeya, is among nine UW–Madison community members who were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2024.
UW–Madison’s Henry named 2025 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
January 13, 2025
UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr., an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), has been honored as a 2025 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
UW–Madison alumna wins first prize at international glass competition
January 10, 2025
UW–Madison alumna Wai Tung Jocelyn Chan, who earned her BFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2021, is the first place winner of the prestigious 2024 Stanislav Libenský Award.
Principal Preparation program fuels Arabel Marcano Colón’s passion for multilingual education
January 7, 2025
Following is a Q&A with Arabel Marcano Colón, who graduated from the Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation master’s program in 2023. Originally from Puerto Rico, Colón relocated to Wisconsin six years ago and today is an eighth-grade bilingual resource teacher and dual language immersion coordinator in Madison.
Dyer, Rachel
December 9, 2024
School of Education alumnus is associate principal by day, DJ by night
November 29, 2024
The Wisconsin Alumni Association recently spoke with School of Education alumnus Kyree Brooks, an associate principal at Central Heights Middle School in Sun Prairie, about his dual career path in education and music.