School of Education projects receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grants

June 21, 2022

Three projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 10 seed projects selected to receive grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions that will benefit and enrich the lives of the people of Wisconsin, the nation, and the world.

Two with ties to School of Education are selected as 2022 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellows

June 3, 2022

Two scholars with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected as 2022 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellows. Tyler Hook is a current graduate student in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and Jessica Lee Stovall is an alumna of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Hook is the sixth student studying with the Department of Educational Policy Studies since 2020 to be named an NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow. In 2021 Elizabeth Hauck and Rachel Johnson received these awards and in 2020 Qing Liu, Huimin Wang, and Choua Xiong were selected.

Hess to serve as UW–Madison’s interim provost

May 24, 2022

Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education, will become interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs on June 1. That's when Provost John Karl Scholz assumes the interim chancellor position. Hess will return to her dean role when Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin formally assumes her duties on August 4. Hess has announced that Adam Nelson, senior associate dean for academic programs, will serve as interim dean of the School of Education while she serves as interim provost.

Get to know some of our outstanding School of Education graduates

May 11, 2022

On Saturday, May 14, UW–Madison will celebrate its Spring 2022 Commencement. We reached out to a few of the more than 600 students who are graduating from programs in the School of Education to learn about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and future plans.

School of Education shines at AERA 2022 Annual Meeting

April 29, 2022

The American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2022 Annual Meeting recently wrapped up after being offered both in person in San Diego and virtually. More than 125 faculty, staff, and students from the UW–Madison School of Education presented at the conference, which ran April 21-26.