June 24, 2022
UW–Madison Chief Diversity Officer and School of Education alumnus LaVar J. Charleston joined with his wife, Sherri Ann Charleston, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University, on the “Black Like Me with Dr. Alex Gee” podcast recently for a discussion about the evolution of the chief diversity officer position in higher education.
June 23, 2022
Spectrum News in Milwaukee utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman for an article examining the rising cost of college, and the struggle of many students to pay for it as the amount of tuition covered by financial aid is going down.
June 8, 2022
The authors write: “Creating a culture of community in scientific teams, where individuals learn and feel that they belong, does not occur through happenstance. ... Incorporating team cultural practices that make members feel valued and that foster learning opportunities can help develop and sustain both team cohesion and productivity.”
May 26, 2022
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been invited to join the Editorial Advisory Board of the Teachers College Record for a three-year term beginning in June 2022.
May 24, 2022
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time recently to weigh in on the Biden administration’s options for student loan forgiveness and to discuss what the research consensus is regarding loan forgiveness.
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.
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.
April 28, 2022
A recent Wisconsin State Journal article spotlights research efforts led by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman examining the impact of a pandemic-induced policy allowing UW–Madison applicants to opt out of sending their standardized test scores. Hillman is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
April 21, 2022
UW–Madison Professor Jerlando Jackson, who has worked in the School of Education for more than two decades, is being recommended as the next dean of Michigan State’s College of Education.
April 21, 2022
UW–Madison graduate student Khadejah Ray has been awarded a Minority Dissertation Fellowship from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Ray is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.