August 15, 2022
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with media members on a range of school and education-related topics.
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
O’Connor is recipient of Forward Award from Wisconsin Alumni Foundation
August 10, 2022
School of Education alumnus David J. O’Connor is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Foundation. In his work as the American Indian Studies consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, O’Connor trains educators about how to infuse their lessons with knowledge about First Nations’ histories, treaties, sovereignty, languages, and cultures.
UW–Madison’s Wicker awarded Ford Foundation Fellowship
July 29, 2022
Paris Wicker is a fifth-year PhD candidate with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her dissertation is titled, “Who Gets to be Well”? A Social Network Analysis of Well-Being for Black and Indigenous College Students.”
Latest Learning Connections alumni magazine now available online
July 29, 2022
The Summer 2022 edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. This issue centers on Rising to the Challenge — and above the political noise — to demonstrate how quality education can play a vital role in helping people better understand each other and work together to reimagine a better future.
Burt spotlighted in University of Michigan School of Education magazine
July 28, 2022
The University of Michigan School of Education magazine published a profile of UW–Madison’s Brian Burt in a story spotlighting the school's inaugural alumni award winners. Burt, who received an Emerging Leader Alumni Award, is currently an associate professor in the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Three from School of Education are named Morgridge Fellows
July 18, 2022
Three individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the fifth cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: Khrysta A. Evans, a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies; CJ Greer, a PhD student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis; and Marquel Norton, a PhD student in the Department of Counseling Psychology.
UW–Madison’s Anderson is chosen for nationwide institute exploring ‘Philosophical Perspectives on Care’
July 14, 2022
UW–Madison student Janel Anderson, a PhD student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been selected to attend the Philosophical Perspectives on Care Institute from July 12 – 29 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Festschrift celebrates careers of ‘The Julies,’ Mead and Underwood
July 12, 2022
The UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) hosted a festschrift on June 3 to honor longtime faculty members Julie Mead and Julie Underwood ("the Julies") on the occasion of their retirements.
UW-Madison professor co-edits special journal issue on transgender student experiences
July 8, 2022
One of the most highly respected education journals in the country has released a special issue this summer, co-edited by a UW-Madison School of Education faculty member, dedicated to research about the experiences of transgender elementary and high school students.
UW–Madison student Gill discusses potential of LGBTQ+ research in IES blog post
June 28, 2022
UW–Madison’s Erin Gill, a PhD student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was featured in a blog series from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that is showcasing IES-funded education researchers and fellows that are making significant contributions to education research, policy, and practice.