February 21, 2023
Dean Diana Hess reflects on the School's rich history — and a path to an even brighter future.
Learning Connections
Wisconsin Alumni Association honors Dickerson-Despenza
February 20, 2023
School of Education alumna Erika Dickerson-Despenza is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. An award-winning poet and playwright, Dickerson-Despenza says she writes with the Black, Queer, feminist lens, calling attention to how communities can organize to liberate Black women and girls around the globe.
O’Connor receives Forward Award
February 20, 2023
School of Education alumnus David J. O’Connor is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. In his work as the American Indian Studies consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, O’Connor trains educators about how to infuse their lessons with knowledge about First Nations’ histories, treaties, sovereignty, languages, and cultures.
Enright lauded as ‘game changer’ in modern psychology
February 20, 2023
UW-Madison professor Robert Enright was awarded one of the highest honors in the field of psychology and is being lauded as a "game changer."
Renowned actor, UW alum André De Shields visits campus, meets with School of Education faculty and students
February 20, 2023
Tony Award-winning actor and UW–Madison alumnus André De Shields paid a visit to his alma mater on his “day off” on Oct. 17 to see the new exhibit that honors him at Alumni Park. While on campus, he stopped by the Education Building to meet with Dean Diana Hess and School of Education faculty members across the arts.
Certificate programs amplify School of Education’s reach, impact
February 20, 2023
A growing number of students from around campus are pursuing certificate programs offered by the School of Education in fields across the arts, health, and education. At the undergraduate level, 563 students were enrolled in six different certificate programs offered by the School in the fall of 2017. Five years later, in the fall of 2022, that number more than doubled to 1,206 students across 17 certificate programs offered through the School.
News and notes roundup: Winter 2022-23 Learning Connections
February 20, 2023
Check out some highlights from around the School of Education.
School of Education welcoming new cohort of faculty hires to campus
February 20, 2023
This past fall, 13 new faculty hires joined the School of Education for the start of the 2022-23 academic year.
Media mentions: Winter 2022-23 Learning Connections
February 20, 2023
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni from across the School of Education are routinely quoted or make their voices heard in newspapers, magazines, and online news media outlets. Following are a few examples.
Stand up and move
February 20, 2023
The past decade has been replete with scientific findings about the harms of sitting for too long, “Stand Up and Move More" workshops have been held in 33 Wisconsin counties and are based on years of research developed by Kelli Koltyn.