January 6, 2023
Madison365’s 2022 list of “Wisconsin’s 52 Most Influential Black Leaders” highlights a faculty member and three alumni from the School of Education.
Diversity & Inclusion
UW–Madison’s Greer, Iverson named UCEA Jackson Scholars
September 20, 2022
CJ Greer and Deonte Iverson, PhD students with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, will receive formal networking, mentoring, and professional development via a two-year program through the University Council for Educational Administration.
Student scholars explain their work at Summer Education Research Poster Symposium
August 4, 2022
The students had been conducting research alongside faculty mentors as a part of the 10-week Summer Education Research Program (SERP). The young scholars, who came to Madison from around the country and beyond, delivered short presentations and spoke with those who attended the event about their findings.
LaVar Charleston featured on ‘Black Like Me’ podcast
June 24, 2022
UW–Madison Chief Diversity Officer and School of Education alumnus LaVar J. Charleston joined with his wife, Sherri Ann Charleston, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University, on the “Black Like Me with Dr. Alex Gee” podcast recently for a discussion about the evolution of the chief diversity officer position in higher education.
Matthews named School of Education’s associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion
May 23, 2022
Percival Matthews has served as interim associate dean since Aug. 1, 2021, and will begin his new role on June 1.
Spencer Foundation grant allows UW–Madison researchers to build on study of health outcomes for Black women in academia
April 7, 2022
The project will mark the single largest study with Black women faculty members that has been conducted, says Rachelle Winkle-Wagner. The research team includes six Black women scholars who are pursuing their doctorates through the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
To bolster culturally responsive practices, UW–Madison’s Ashley White focuses on ‘Reaching back to reach forward’
March 23, 2022
The UW–Madison faculty member is the author of a paper that proposes a new framework for preparing future teachers to better connect with and educate the nation’s increasingly diverse student population.
Real Talk for Real Change symposium on March 24 will focus on trans care
March 11, 2022
The next Real Talk for Real Change symposium, “Trans Care in Wisconsin,” on March 24, will bring together leading community-engaged scholars to share thoughts on critical issues in trans care.
Article about Black ‘renaissance’ in Madison spotlights UW–Madison’s Walker, Abdu’Allah
February 23, 2022
UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their offerings.
‘Moonshine’ on Feb. 25 will celebrate Black art and dance
February 18, 2022
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present "Moonshine," in person on Feb. 25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This free event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean dancehall, and Hip-Hop dance forms.