December 22, 2022
UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Michael Apple has been awarded an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland.
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Meet some of the School of Education’s outstanding Winter 2022 graduates
December 13, 2022
UW–Madison celebrates its Winter 2022 Commencement this Sunday, Dec. 18. We reached out to a few of our graduating students across the arts, health, and education to learn more about their favorite UW–Madison memories and future plans.
Gates Foundation grant to help advance work on college-to-workforce transitions
December 12, 2022
Mindi Thompson and Matthew Hora, co-directors of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) at UW–Madison, have received an $838,959 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Students taking ‘Careers in Education’ course showcasing their work at Dec. 14 poster fair
December 6, 2022
This is a final project for the students, who will be practicing their newfound academic poster presentation skills discussing their major paper, which is to focus on how one of three forces (inequality, the pandemic, climate change) is impacting their career of choice. The poster fair runs from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
UW–Madison study finds ability rankings have different effect on girls’ and boys’ STEM career aspirations
November 22, 2022
A new UW–Madison study found students who are highly ranked in their classes are more likely to aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), but girls benefit less than boys from higher rankings.
UW–Madison’s Odle discusses impacts of loan forgiveness on WORT-FM
November 10, 2022
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently spoke about the impacts of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan on Madison’s WORT-FM.
Department of Educational Policy Studies’ PhD program developing graduates who can change the world
November 9, 2022
“It’s an exciting time to be in EPS at UW-Madison. Our programs are growing quickly, our faculty is expanding, and we’re eager to welcome a new cohort of graduate students who are committed to conducting rigorous research that will have wide-reaching impacts on educational policy and practice,” says Taylor Odle.
UW–Madison’s Turner is panelist for school integration talk at Ohio State
September 30, 2022
UW–Madison’s Erica O. Turner, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, was a panelist for a colloquium hosted by the Center for Ethics and Values (CEHV) at Ohio State University earlier this month.
UW–Madison’s Odle authors report showing average college student not on track to graduate in five years
September 28, 2022
A new report led by a UW–Madison faculty member found the average full-time college student does not attempt enough courses to earn a bachelor’s degree in five years.
New study examines STEM experiences of Hmong undergraduates across Wisconsin
September 27, 2022
Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) researchers are partnering with Hmong American faculty and undergraduates across the state to study and find solutions for the underrepresentation in STEM classes and the STEM workforce of Hmong Americans, who make up Wisconsin’s largest Asian American population.