Learning Connections

January 2, 2021

Media outlets around the Madison area, across the state of Wisconsin, and even in different parts of the country have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s Teacher Pledge program, which was publicly launched Aug. 18.

January 1, 2021

The UW–Madison School of Education is welcoming 16 new faculty members to campus during the upcoming 2020-21 academic year, which is one of the largest cohorts to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. "We’re excited to welcome another group of exceptional scholars who will be working in fields as varied as the arts, health and education. They will bring a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences to our School as we build upon our excellence,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess.

January 1, 2021

“Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools,” attracted the attention of educators in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and led to a book study group this past summer. About 270 people from over 30 urban, suburban, and rural school districts in Wisconsin read the book co-authored by UW–Madison's John Diamond. The goal for the sessions was to disrupt people’s way of thinking; to make them aware of their biases and how they reflect in the way they treat students, how they discipline them, and what they expect of them; and to encourage them to commit to changing their practices.

January 1, 2021

UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program is transitioning to the master’s degree level due to changing national accreditation standards and an anticipated growth in demand for athletic trainers in the coming years. The new Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program — which was approved by the UW System’s Board of Regents in April — is now accepting applications and will enroll its first cohort in the summer of 2021.

January 1, 2021

In December 2018, UW–Madison alumni Tashia and John Morgridge provided a lead gift to the School of Education’s Impact 2030 initiative. Over the next year, a small group of donors joined the Morgridges in making leadership gifts to the initiative, allowing Impact 2030 to become a reality. Through the generosity of the Impact 2030 Dean’s Leadership Circle, the School officially launched Impact 2030 on Aug. 18, 2020, with a transformational commitment to its students, faculty, and staff — and an invitation to alumni and friends to join them in supporting our top-rated School of Education.

January 1, 2021

As part of Impact 2030, the School of Education is making substantial new efforts to support faculty doing outstanding work by committing significant resources over the next decade to a new faculty fellowship program. These new fellowships provide flexible funding over five years to further a faculty member’s research and scholarship. Meet the School’s first nine faculty fellows.

December 31, 2020

Impact 2030 is an ambitious initiative designed to dramatically strengthen our already highly regarded School of Education. Thanks to generous donors who are backing these efforts, Impact 2030 is helping us push the boundaries of innovation, research, and creativity over the next decade leading up to the School of Education’s centennial in 2030. Join us on the leading edge of redefining what’s possible.

December 31, 2020

Courtney Bell stepped into her new role as director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), which is housed in the School of Education, on July 1 of 2020. She joined her new colleagues at UW–Madison remotely, as she and most of WCER’s researchers and staff have been working since mid-March 2020.

December 31, 2020

During the course of the academic year, the School of Education is sharing Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Here, we introduced Baron Kelly, who joined the School as a faculty member with the Department of Theatre and Drama prior to the start of the fall semester.

December 31, 2020

When the fall 2020 semester kicked off at UW–Madison on Sept. 2, everyone realized it would be unlike any that had come before. But our School of Education students remained upbeat — and proved to be just as driven and inspiring as always.