April 27, 2026
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found that parents’ internet use can negatively impact their kids’ well-being, but there are ways to help navigate and reduce this.
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Researchers at UW–Madison receive major grant to study the link between mental health and the microbiome
April 23, 2026
Researchers at UW–Madison have received a major grant to study how the gut microbiome may influence depression, launching an international project that will examine biological, genetic, and behavioral data across cohorts in the United States and Singapore.
School of Education graduate students recognized with 2025–26 Teaching Assistant Awards
April 21, 2026
Thirty-two graduate students have been selected as recipients of the 2025–26 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards, recognizing their excellence in teaching. Among this year’s honorees are four graduate students from the School of Education.
UW–Madison School of Education ranked No. 1 by U.S. News for third straight year
April 7, 2026
For the third consecutive year, UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Education Graduate Schools rankings. In addition to the overall ranking, 12 graduate programs housed within the UW–Madison School of Education were also highly rated by U.S. News in its 2026 rankings. That includes No. 1 rankings in Educational Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling.
UW–Madison’s DeVitre named chair-elect of AAPA Division on South Asian Americans
March 3, 2026
UW–Madison’s Zubin DeVitre, a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, has been elected as chair-elect of the Asian American Psychological Association’s (AAPA) Division on South Asian Americans (DoSAA).
Journal Sentinel spotlights collaboration to expand school mental health workforce
February 24, 2026
A partnership between Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and the UW–Madison School of Education was recently highlighted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The cross-institution effort — which also includes Alverno College — has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand the number of mental health professionals serving MPS students.
Five from School of Education named to Madison365 list of influential Black leaders
December 29, 2025
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were named to Madison365’s list of “Wisconsin’s 32 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2025.”
The School of Education’s 2025 year in review
December 22, 2025
As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work that has taken place across the School of Education throughout 2025.
School of Education doctoral candidate inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
December 11, 2025
The School of Education’s Marquel Norton, a PhD candidate in the Department of Counseling Psychology, has been inducted into the UW–Madison chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
UW–Madison’s Her wins TRIO Achiever Award
December 2, 2025
UW–Madison’s Pa Her, a clinical associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and director of the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic (CPTC), has been awarded the 2025 Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) Regional TRIO Achiever Award.