Burt, colleagues examine how more caring advising practices could improve graduate students’ experiences

October 4, 2021

UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author of a new paper published in the Teachers College Record that examines Black male graduate students’ advising experiences in engineering — with the researchers theorizing that more caring relationships could assist students in earning their degree. It’s estimated that more than half of all students who begin pursuit of a graduate degree do not graduate with one.

New research brief shows how Wisconsin’s technical colleges adapted to COVID-19

September 28, 2021

An inaugural research brief from WCER Principal Investigator Xueli Wang’s NSF-funded study of change and innovation in technical education finds institutions in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) moved rapidly in response to the pandemic, revamping services and instructional practices to holistically serve students and meet their critical needs.

Jackson talks with Wall Street Journal about widening college gap for men

September 17, 2021

The Wall Street Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson, the Rupple-Bascom Professor and chair in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, for an article that is titled, “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost.’”

UW–Madison’s Jackson named to Rupple-Bascom Professorship

September 15, 2021

Jerlando F.L. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).

School faculty and staff reunite at traditional ‘Welcome Back Bash’

September 8, 2021

It was a beautiful late summer day for members of the School of Education community — many used to seeing each other only in boxes on their computer screens — to reunite for the traditional Welcome Back Bash for faculty and staff, in the North Plaza of the Education Building overlooking Lake Mendota, on Thursday, Sept. 2. While enjoying a full tailgate lunch, and picking up T-shirts tagged with the phrase “Lead and Inspire,” attendees took a break from their workdays to catch up with colleagues and kick off the new school year. 

New Faculty Focus: Meet Suzanne Eckes

September 2, 2021

We'd like to introduce you to one of the School of Education's newest faculty members — Suzanne Eckes, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.