Spring 2023 graduates reflect on their time at UW–Madison

August 24, 2023

Prior to spring commencement, we reached out to a few of our amazing graduates across the arts, health, and education to learn about their time at UW–Madison, their future plans, and more. Here is what they had to say.

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.

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.