June 30, 2021
A book by UW–Madison doctoral student Elizabeth Hauck, “Home Made: A Story of Grief, Groceries, Showing Up — and What We Make When We Make Dinner,” was reviewed by the New York Times.
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Study will examine inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans
June 22, 2021
Four people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education — Matthew Hora, Stacey Lee, Bailey Smolarek, and Matthew Wolfgram — are leading a project to further understand and reduce inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.
Three from School of Education are awarded prestigious NAEd/Spencer fellowships
June 4, 2021
Three individuals from the UW–Madison School of Education have been awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the Spencer Foundation.
School of Education’s Posey-Maddox, Shaffer awarded WARF fellowships
May 27, 2021
The School of Education’s Linn Posey-Maddox (Educational Policy Studies) and David Williamson Shaffer (Educational Psychology) are among 33 UW–Madison faculty who have been awarded fellowships from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) for 2021-22.
Article examines Black parents’ search for ‘good’ schools
May 19, 2021
UW–Madison’s Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, and Rachel A. Johnson are among the authors of an article published in the Harvard Educational Review that is titled, “No Choice is the ‘Right’ Choice: Black Parents’ Educational Decision-Making in Their Search for a ‘Good’ School.”
Seven students from School of Education receive Leadership Certificates
May 17, 2021
Seven UW–Madison students pursuing degrees within the School of Education received a Leadership Certificate from the Center for Leadership and Involvement during the 2020-21 academic year.
Fuller receives Hobbins Graduate Student Award in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
May 10, 2021
Regina Fuller, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies, is one of two recipients of the Deborah A. Hobbins Graduate Student Award in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice from UW–Madison’s Center for Research on Gender and Women. Fuller was recognized for her project, “Debating sexuality: Sexual ideologies, gender, and education policy in Ghana.”
Ladson-Billings discusses community-university partnerships and COVID-19 disparities in ‘Community Chats’ episode
May 5, 2021
In an episode of Community Chats, UW–Madison Community Relations Director Brenda González talks with professor emerita Gloria Ladson-Billings about her work with community-university engagement and the impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities in Madison and around the country.
Class of 2021 graduates are prepared to lead and inspire
May 4, 2021
We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor's to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and even where the best spot on campus to eat is.
Several School of Education student-athletes named to Academic All-Big Ten team
April 27, 2021
Excelling both on the field of play and in the classroom, several students pursuing degrees within the School of Education were among the 68 UW–Madison student-athletes competing in winter sports who were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten all-conference team.