February 21, 2022
The Feb. 25 event with John Johnson, Wisconsin's deputy state superintendent of public instruction, will be hosted in the Education Building as part of WCER's Interdisciplinary Training Program.
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Project mapping rural colleges spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed
February 18, 2022
A report spearheaded by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman was highlighted in a recent article in Inside Higher Ed that is headlined, “Shining a Light on Rural Colleges.” The report, “Mapping Rural Colleges and Their Communities,” is one of two new mapping projects discussed in the article that aim to expand understanding of rural colleges and the challenges they face.
‘Learning with Others’ proposes bold reshaping of higher education
February 17, 2022
UW–Madison's Clifton Conrad and Todd Lundberg are co-authors of a new book that pushes readers to reimagine what a college education could be by placing collaborative learning — and teaching students how to become shared problem solvers — at its core.
Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation program now fully online
February 11, 2022
Educators wanting to earn the credentials to pursue a principal license in Wisconsin have a new, fully online option offered by UW–Madison’s highly regarded School of Education. The recently approved master’s degree program can be completed in 15 months.
New book co-edited by UW–Madison’s Hillman spotlights civil rights and higher education
February 2, 2022
Offering “a renewed vision for higher education policy making," a new book that is co-edited by UW–Madison's Nicholas Hillman with Gary Orfield of UCLA will be published in February by Harvard Education Press.
Jackson is elected as fellow of national science organization AAAS
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).
School of Ed’s Crim among Wisconsin’s most influential Black leaders
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.
UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings ranked No. 2 in national Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
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.
Bradley J. Andrews named president of Brevard College
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.
ELPA alumni Wickersham, Nachman publish new articles
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.