February 1, 2022
Jerlando Jackson has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of 13 scholars from UW–Madison who received fellowship status this year. Jackson is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and concurrently holds the Rupple-Bascom Professorship of Education and the Vilas Distinguished Professorship of Higher Education. He also is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).
January 5, 2022
The School of Education’s Elton Crim, a clinical professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is among 14 members of the greater UW–Madison community who were honored by Madison365 in its list of Wisconsin’s 48 most influential Black leaders for 2021.
January 5, 2022
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” Two other scholars with UW–Madison are also ranked: Adam Gamoran is No. 107 and Jerlando Jackson No. 174.
January 5, 2022
UW–Madison alumnus Bradley J. Andrews, who earned his PhD from the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the 14th president of Brevard College. Andrews assumed the presidency in January 2022.
December 29, 2021
Kelly Wickersham and Brett Nachman, both alumni of the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), are co-authors of recent articles published in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and Innovative Higher Education.
December 27, 2021
The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference call for proposals is now open and invites interested individuals to submit a proposal. "Advancing Learning Together" is the title of this year's conference, and it will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Sep. 28-30.
December 20, 2021
Vanessa Peña, a doctoral candidate and alumna of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), has started a position as an education policy analyst with the Latino Policy Forum.
December 17, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor, the former state superintendent of public instruction, is joining the leadership team of the Madison Metropolitan School District. She will serve as MMSD’s interim assistant superintendent for engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion.
December 16, 2021
On Sunday, Dec. 19, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2021 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn what brought them to UW–Madison, their most meaningful experiences, and favorite places on campus.
December 15, 2021
Former UW System President Kevin Reilly is the author of an essay in Inside Higher Ed that describes how, over his career, three different dogs have helped him through different life stages.