February 3, 2025
A School of Education alumnus, Daniel Kigeya, is among nine UW–Madison community members who were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2024.
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
ELPA doctoral students selected for health policy leadership program
January 31, 2025
Two UW–Madison doctoral students in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis — Will French and Mark Moralez — have been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars program.
UW–Madison PhD student Emmanuel awarded Jim Rhatigan Fellowship
January 28, 2025
UW–Madison’s Joy Emmanuel, a first-year PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been selected as a 2025 Jim Rhatigan Fellow by the NASPA Foundation.
UW–Madison No. 3 in U.S. News’ Best Online Master’s in Education Programs ranking
January 21, 2025
The publication also ranked UW–Madison No. 2 in the category of Best Online Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision, and No. 1 in the category of Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for Veterans.
UW–Madison’s Henry named 2025 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
January 13, 2025
UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr., an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), has been honored as a 2025 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Three UW–Madison scholars among top 200 in 2025 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
January 9, 2025
Three scholars with ties to UW–Madison are receiving recognition in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which spotlight the top 200 education scholars in the United States “who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy.”
Principal Preparation program fuels Arabel Marcano Colón’s passion for multilingual education
January 7, 2025
Following is a Q&A with Arabel Marcano Colón, who graduated from the Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation master’s program in 2023. Originally from Puerto Rico, Colón relocated to Wisconsin six years ago and today is an eighth-grade bilingual resource teacher and dual language immersion coordinator in Madison.
UW–Madison scholars publish groundbreaking American Educational Research Journal article on supporting trans students
January 2, 2025
Leaders of elementary and high schools need more training on how to implement policies that support transgender and gender-diverse students, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW–Madison’s Benson receives scholarship from Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation
December 20, 2024
The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc., recently announced the recipients of its 2024 MCT Scholarship, with UW–Madison's Janella Benson one of this year's honorees.
The School of Education’s 2024 year in review
December 19, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we are thrilled to look back on another year of learning, achievement, and community across our No. 1-ranked School of Education.